Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Nigeria at the
2018 Winter Olympics
Flag bearer
Ngozi Onwumere (opening)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (
overview)

skeleton racer Simidele Adeagbo who came in 20th in the women's event
.

Background

Nigeria first participated in the

chef de mission for the Nigerian contingent was Gbenga Elegbeleye and Dr David Olusoga Ogbolu.[3] The Nigerian delegation to Pyeongchang consisted of four women: bobsledders Seun Adigun, Akuoma Omeoga
, and Ngozi Onwumere, and skeleton racer Simidele Adeagbo.[4] Onwumere was chosen as the flag bearer for the parade of nations during the opening ceremony, and Adeagbo was selected to carry the flag for the closing ceremony.[5][6]

Bobsleigh

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Nigeria qualified a

team of three athletes in the two-women bobsleigh competition through the quota for continental representation.[7] Seun Adigun was the driver of the sled, while Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere served as breakwomen, only one of which could be in the sled at a time.[1] All three were former track and field athletes,[8] and all were born in the United States.[9] Adigun participated in all four runs, while Omeoga participated in the first two runs, and Onwumere in the last two runs.[10] On 20 February, the first two heats were held, and the Nigerian sled posted times of 52.21 seconds and 52.55 seconds.[11] After the first two heats, they were roughly 3.5 seconds behind the leader.[12] The next day, in the third and fourth runs, their times were 52.31 seconds and 52.53 seconds respectively.[11] Their final time was 3 minutes and 29.60 seconds, which placed them 19th (after one sled from the Olympic Athletes from Russia was disqualified for doping).[13]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Seun Adigun*
Akuoma Omeoga (Run 1–2)
Ngozi Onwumere (Run 3–4) 		Two-woman 52.21 19 52.55 19 52.31 19 52.53 19 3:29.60 19

* – Denotes the driver of each sled

Skeleton

Main articles: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Nigeria qualified one female skeleton athlete through the quota for continental representation.[14] Simidele Adeagbo is a Canadian native who spent her childhood in Nigeria.[15] She went to university in the United States at the University of Kentucky, where she was part of the track and field team.[16] She only took up skeleton racing in September 2017.[16] Adeagbo is the first female athlete representing an African country to compete in skeleton, and she was 36 years old at the time of the Peyongchang Olympics.[17] On 16 February, she posted run times of 54.19 seconds and 54.58 seconds, making her first day combined time 1 minute and 48.77 seconds.[18] The next day, on her third run, she finished in a time of 53.73 seconds, and her fourth run was completed in 54.28 seconds.[19] After four runs, her final time was 3 minutes and 36.78 seconds, which put her in 20th place.[16][20]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Simidele Adeagbo Women's 54.19 20 54.58 20 53.73 20 54.28 20 3:36.78 20

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Winter Olympics 2018: African athletes to make history in Pyeongchang". BBC News. London, United Kingdom. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ Jacob Ajom (5 February 2018). "Buhari to host Nigeria Bobsled team after Korea Games". Vanguard Nigeria.
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  5. ^ "Closing Ceremony Flagbearers – Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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  7. ^ "Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 – Women´s Bobsleigh – IBSF 14 January 2018" (PDF). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). 15 January 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ Cohan, Michelle (31 January 2018). "Nigerian bobsled team to make Winter Olympic history in PyeongChang". CNN. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ^ Rich, Motoko; Akinwotu, Emmanuel (17 February 2018). "Bobsled Team Represents Nigeria Loosely, but Women Truly". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  10. ^ "2018 Winter Olympics Results". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Olympics-Bobsleigh-Women's Competition overall results". Reuters. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  12. ^ Armour, Nancy (20 February 2018). "Winter Olympics 2018: Nigerian bobsled team shows possibility is prize". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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  15. ^ Goldich, Mitch (16 February 2018). "Olympics 2018: Nigeria's Simidele Adeagbo makes history". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  16. ^ a b c Mussatto, Joe (18 February 2018). "Simidele Adeagbo makes history at Winter Olympics". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  17. ^ Young, Henry (14 February 2018). "PyeongChang Winter Olympics: Simi Adeagbo slides for Nigeria". CNN. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  18. ^ "UPDATE 1-Olympics-Skeleton-Women's individual overall results". Reuters. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  19. ^ "2018 Winter Olympics Results – Women's Skeleton". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  20. ^ "PyeongChang Individual women – Olympic Skeleton". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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