First nigerian to win an olympic gold medal?
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First nigerian to win an olympic gold medal ever? First nigerian to team win an olympic gold medal? First nigerians to win an olympic gold medal in athletics relay?
Chioma Ajunwa Ajunwa
Men's football team
Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama, Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, and Enefiok Udo-Obong
Nigeria at the Olympics
First nigerian to win an olympic gold medal?
Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria at the Olympics Enefiok Udo-Obong Emmanuel Ifeajuna Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics Nigeria national football team Mary Onyali-Omagbemi Innocent Egbunike Nwankwo Kanu Odunayo Adekuoroye
Chioma Ajunwa is the <b>first</b> black African woman to <b>win an Olympic gold medal</b> in 
a field event. Ajunwa is also an officer with the <b>Nigerian</b> Police Force. <b>Nigeria first</b> participated in the <b>Olympic</b> Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to 
compete in ... The national football team won the <b>gold medal</b> in 1996. ... only a 
demonstration sport, Emmanuel Oghenejobo&#39;s silver did not count as an official 
<b>win</b>. <b>Gold medal</b> – <b>first</b> place, 2000 Sydney &middot; 4x400 m Relay. Bronze medal – third 
place, 2004 Athens &middot; 4x400m Relay. Enefiok Udo-Obong (born 22 May 1982) 
also known as Enee is a <b>Nigerian</b> sprinter who won a <b>gold medal</b> in 4 x 400 
metres relay at the 2000 <b>Olympics</b> as well as a bronze ... <b>Olympian</b> and the only 
<b>Nigerian</b> man to <b>win</b> two <b>Olympic</b> medals. Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna (1935 – 25 September 1967) was a <b>Nigerian</b> army 
major and high jumper who played a principal role in the January 15, 1966 
military coup. He was the <b>first</b> Black African to <b>win</b> a <b>gold medal</b> at an 
international sports ... three <b>Nigerian</b> jumpers made the top twenty at the 1952 
<b>Olympic</b> high jump. <b>Nigeria</b> competed at the 1996 Summer <b>Olympics</b> in Atlanta, United States. The 
most surprising achievement was <b>Nigeria&#39;s gold</b> in football. The team overcame&nbsp;... The <b>Nigeria</b> national football team represents <b>Nigeria</b> in men&#39;s international 
football nicknamed ... The team&#39;s <b>first</b> major success was a <b>gold medal</b> in the 2nd 
All-Africa games, ... <b>Nigeria Olympic</b> men&#39;s football team won the football event at 
the 1996 ... But with only two <b>wins</b> and two draws to Benin&#39;s credit against 
<b>Nigeria&#39;s</b>&nbsp;... Mary Onyali-Omagbemi (née Onyali, born 3 February 1968) is a <b>Nigerian</b> former 
sprinter, who won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1992 <b>Olympic</b> 
Games ... <b>Gold medals</b> in 200 m were taken in 1987, 1995 and 2003. ... 
appearances from 1988 to 2004 made her the <b>first Nigerian</b> to compete at five 
<b>Olympics</b>. <b>Gold medal</b> – <b>first</b> place, 1987 Nairobi &middot; 400 m &middot; Summer Universiade. <b>Gold</b> 
<b>medal</b> – <b>first</b> place, 1983 Edmonton, 200 m. Innocent Egbunike (born 30 
November 1961) is a former sprinter from <b>Nigeria</b>. He studied at ... He won an 
<b>Olympic</b> bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. He finished 
sixth in the final of&nbsp;... Nwankwo Kanu OON (born 1 August 1976) is a <b>Nigerian</b> former professional 
footballer who ... Kanu won a UEFA Champions League <b>medal</b>, a UEFA Cup 
<b>medal</b>, three FA Cup <b>medals</b> and two African Player of the Year awards amongst 
others. ... That summer he captained the <b>Nigerian</b> team that won <b>gold</b> at the 
<b>Olympics</b>,&nbsp;... <b>Gold medal</b> – <b>first</b> place, 2014 Glasgow &middot; Freestyle 53 kg. <b>Gold medal</b> – <b>first</b> place
, 2018 GoldCoast &middot; Freestyle 57 kg. Updated on 10 September 2015. Odunayo 
Adekuoroye (born 10 December 1993) is a <b>Nigerian</b> freestyle wrestler. She 
competed ... freestyle 53 kg category to <b>win</b> her <b>first</b> Commonwealth game <b>gold</b> 
<b>medal</b>.
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