Nigeria at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Nigeria
IOC codeNGR
NOCNigeria Olympic Committee
in Beijing, China
February 4–20, 2022
Competitors1 (1 man and 0 women) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Seun Adigun
Flag bearer (closing)Samuel Ikpefan
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Nigeria competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

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

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Watta, Evelyn (28 January 2022). "African stars to watch at Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  7. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.

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