Nigeria at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Nigeria competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
| Nigeria at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | NGR |
| NOC | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
| in Beijing, China February 4–20, 2022 | |
| Competitors | 1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Seun Adigun |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Samuel Ikpefan |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Nigeria's team consisted of one male athlete in cross-country skiing.[3][4] Seun Adigun, who represented the country in 2018 in the sport of bobsleigh, carried the flag of the country during the opening ceremony. Adigun was at the games as the team's doctor.[5] Meanwhile cross-country skier Samuel Ikpefan was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[6]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cross-country skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards, Nigeria qualified one male cross-country skier.[7] This will mark the sport debut for the country at the Winter Olympics. Samuel Ikpefan is scheduled to represent the country in the sport. Ikpefan is a French born skier, and decided to represent the birth nation of his father in international competition.[8][9]
Ikpefan competed in two events. In his first event, the men's sprint, Ikpefan had a time of 3:09.57 to finish 73rd out of 88 competitors, failing to advance to the next round.[10]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Samuel Ikpefan | Men's 15 km classical | did not finish | ||
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Samuel Ikpefan | Men's sprint | 3:09.57 | 73 | did not advance | |||||
References
- "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- Watta, Evelyn (28 January 2022). "African stars to watch at Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- du Plessis, Lindsay (3 February 2022). "Winter Games: Six African athletes who are competing in Beijing, and five who are not". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- Montgomery, Dawn; Umontuen, Itoro (6 February 2022). "Black-owned apparel company outfits well-dressed Team Nigeria in Olympics". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- Kohlhuber, Nicolas (9 December 2021). "Samuel Ikpefan: From the French Alps to representing Nigeria at Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- Eludini, Tunde (5 February 2022). "Samuel Ikpefan: All eyes on Nigeria's history-maker at 2022 Winter Olympics". Premium Times. Abuja, Nigeria. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- Iheakam, Monica (9 February 2022). "Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games: Nigeria's Ikpefan crashes out of Skiing event". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 13 February 2022.