Nigeria at the 1987 All-Africa Games

Nigeria participated at the 1987 All-Africa Games held at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani in the city of Nairobi, Kenya. It was the fourth time that the country had taken part in the games and expectations were high for the country’s competitors after their second place in the medal table in the previous games held in Algeria. The country did well, achieving third place in the medal table with 23 gold medals. Amongst the winners were Bose Kaffo, who went on to win medals in five subsequent All Africa Games, and Mary Onyali, the first athlete to represent Nigeria at five Olympiads.

Nigeria at the
1987 All-Africa Games
IOC codeNGR
NOCNigerian Olympic Committee
in Nairobi
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
23
Silver
16
Bronze
21
Total
60
All-Africa Games appearances (overview)
Youth appearances

Medal summary

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Nigeria won 60 medals in total.[1]

Medal table

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Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
  Athletics 14 7 6 27
  Boxing 0 1 0 1
  Field hockey 0 0 1 1
  Football 0 0 0 0
  Swimming 0 2 4 6
  Swimming 0 0 1 1
  Table tennis 4 3 4 11
  Taekwondo 3 0 0 3
  Volleyball 0 0 1 1
  Weightlifting 3 3 4 10
Total 23 16 21 60

List of Medalists

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Gold Medal

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Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
  Gold Chidi Imo Athletics Men's 100m [2]
  Gold Tina Iheagwam Athletics Women's 100m [2]
  Gold Mary Onyali Athletics Women's 200m [2]
  Gold Innocent Egbunike Athletics Men's 400m [2]
  Gold Maria Usifo Athletics Women's 100m hurdles [2]
  Gold Maria Usifo Athletics Women's 400m hurdles [2]
  Gold Paul Emordi Athletics Men's long jump [2]
  Gold Beatrice Utondu Athletics Women's long jump [2]
  Gold Adewale Olukoju Athletics Men's shot put [2]
  Gold Adewale Olukoju Athletics Men's discus [2]
  Gold Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Gold Moses Ugbusien
Joseph Fallaye
Henry Amike
Innocent Egbunike
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Gold Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Lawrence Iquaibom Weightlifting 60 kg [3]
  Gold Emmanuel Oshomah Weightlifting 100 kg [3]
  Gold Ojadi Aduche Weightlifting +110 kg [4]
  Gold Atanda Musa Table tennis Men's singles
  Gold Titus Omotara
Atanda Musa
Table tennis Men's doubles
  Gold Iyabo Akanmu Table tennis Women's doubles
  Gold Kubrat Owolabi
Atanda Musa
Table tennis Mixed doubles
  Gold Dominic Kim Taekwondo Men's lightweight
  Gold Anthony Ilukhor Taekwondo Men's middleweight
  Gold Pius Ilukhor Taekwondo Men's heavyweight

Silver Medal

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Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
  Silver Falilat Ogunkoya Athletics Women's 100m [2]
  Silver Falilat Ogunkoya Athletics Women's 200m [2]
  Silver Asmir Okoro Athletics Men's high jump [2]
  Silver Yusuf Alli Athletics Men's long jump [2]
  Silver Comfort Igeh Athletics Women's long jump [2]
  Silver Joseph Taiwo Athletics Men's triple jump [2]
  Silver Mbanefo Akpom Athletics Men's decathlon [2]
  Silver Moshood Adeniy Weightlifting 67.5 kg [3]
  Silver Muyiwa Odusanya Weightlifting 82.5 kg [3]
  Silver Olusola Awosina Weightlifting 90 kg [3]
  Silver Martin Nougle Boxing Men's 71kg [5]
  Silver Titus Omotara Table tennis Men's singles
  Silver Fatai Adeyemo
Sule Olaleye
Table tennis Men's doubles
  Silver Bose Kaffo
Titus Omotara
Table tennis Mixed doubles

Bronze Medal

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Medal Name Sport Event Date Ref
  Bronze Mary Onyali Athletics Women's 100m
  Bronze Tina Iheagwam Athletics Women's 200m
  Bronze Moses Ugbisie Athletics Men's 400m
  Bronze Eseme Ikpoto Athletics Men's 800m
  Bronze Henry Amike Athletics Men's 400m hurdles
  Bronze Joseph Kio Athletics Men's long jump
  Bronze Mammah Enuwozo Ngozi Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke
  Bronze Jimmy Idogesit Weightlifting 67.5 kg
  Bronze Godfrey Ehineboh Weightlifting 75 kg
  Bronze Joseph Osiobor Weightlifting 90 kg
  Bronze Bartholomew Oluoma Weightlifting 110 kg
  Bronze Nigeria men's national volleyball team Volleyball Volleyball - Men
  Bronze Nigeria men's national field hockey team Field hockey Field hockey - Men

References

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  1. ^ Krastev, Todor (2007). "VI All Africa Games 1987 Nairobi (KEN)". Todor66. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Krastev, Todor (2007). "Athletics All Africa Games Nairobi (KEN) 1987". Todor66. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e "4e Jeux Africains" (PDF). Halteropedia. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ^ Nwanetanya, Gabriel (2016). "Celebrating Heroes, Stars Of Sports In Rivers State". The Tide News. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  5. ^ Majcher, Janusz (2008). "4.All-Africa Games - Nairobi, Kenya - August 1-12 1987". Retrieved 28 May 2019.