Nigeria at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Nigeria participated in the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome, Italy, with a delegation of twelve athletes (all men ) to twelve competitions in two sports part. There were no medals are won. The youngest athlete was the boxer Karimu Young (18 years and 158 days), the oldest athlete was the sprinter Jimmy Omagbemi (29 years and 286 days). It was the third participation in the Olympic Summer Games for the country.

Participants by sport

Boxing

  • Whitfield Moseley welterweight
  • Joseph Oboh Kalu bantamweight
  • Joe Okezie feather-weight
  • Karimu Young flyweight

Athletics

4 x 100 meters relay

  • Results Round one: qualified in race two ( second place ) for the semi-finals, 40.1 seconds ( handgestoppt ), 40.25 seconds (automatic stop ) Semi-finals: excreted in race one, 40.2 seconds ( handgestoppt ), 40.33 seconds (automatic stop ) disqualified
  • Squadron Smart Akraka Abdul Karim Amu Adebayo Oladapo Jimmy Omagbemi

Singles

  • Abdul Karim Amu 400 Meter Dash
  • Samuel iGUN Triple Jump
  • High Jump
  • Owen Okundaye pole vault
  • John Oladipo Oladitan long-jump
  • Saka Oloko 110 Meter Hurdles
  • Jimmy Omagbemi 200 Meter Dash
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