Team Nigeria - Profile

Highlights:

@ PYEONGCHANG 2018
Nigeria competed with a team of four female athletes in bobsleigh and skeleton. The country's best finish was 19th by its 2-woman bobsleigh team. This was Nigeria's first appearance at the Olympic Winter Games.

PYEONGCHANG 2018 FLAGBEARERS
Opening Ceremony: Ngozi Onwumere (BOB)
Closing Ceremony: Simidele Adeagbo (SKN)

OLYMPIC GAMES HISTORY
The Nigerian National Olympic Committee was formed in May 1951 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) the same year. Nigeria first competed at the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games and has since only missed the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games.

The country made its Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018 with a team of four female sliders, three in bobsleigh and one in skeleton. Nigeria has not yet had a male Winter Olympian, one of only six nations to be represented at the Olympic Winter Games by women only (also Honduras, Malta, Paraguay, Singapore, and Togo).

In the 2-woman bobsleigh at PyeongChang 2018, pilot Seun Adigun previously competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 100m hurdles. Adigun's brakeperson for the first two runs was Akuoma Omeoga. She was replaced on the final two runs by Ngozi Onwumere.

The nation has won 27 medals at the Olympic Games (three gold). Its first two gold medals came at Atlanta 1996, when long jumper Chioma Ajunwa and the "Super Eagles" (the Nigerian football team) became Olympic champions. The third gold medal came at Sydney 2000 in the men's 4x400m relay, but Nigeria was not awarded this medal until 2008 when the USA team was disqualified for a doping violation.

MILESTONES

First Competitor, Female: Simidele Adeagbo (17 February 2018) - 2018 - Skeleton (Skeleton) - 20th

Youngest Competitor, Female: Akuoma Omeoga (25y-243d) - 2018 - Bobsleigh (2-woman) - 19th

Oldest Competitor, Female: Simidele Adeagbo (36y-202d) - 2018 - Skeleton (Skeleton) - 20th

Additional Information:

http://www.nigerianoc.org/

Anthem Title: Arise Oh Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey

Anthem Composer: Music: Benedict Elide Odiase, Lyrics: John A. Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B. A. Ogunnaike, Sota Omoigui, P. O. Aderibigbe

Anthem Inducted: 1978

Founding Date: 1950

IOC Recognition Date: 1951

Delegation President: Habu Gumel

Delegation Secretary General: Olabanji Oladapo

IOC Members: Former:Sir Adetokunbo Ademola (1963-1985)Henry Adefope (1985-2006)Habu Gumel (2009-2019)Habu Gumel (IOC member from 2009 to 2019, Honorary Member since 2020)

First OG/PG Appearance: 2018

Number OG/PG Appearances: 1