Nigeria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Results by event
Men's 100 metres
* Heat — 10.39
* Quarterfinals — 10.34
* Semifinals — 10.51 (â did not advance)
* Heat — 10.59
* Quarterfinals — 10.73 (â did not advance)
* Heat — 10.58
* Quarterfinals — 10.67 (â did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
* Heat — 21.79 (â did not advance)
Men's 4ÃÂ400 metres Relay
* Heat — 3:14.1 (â did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
* Qualification — 7.82 m
* Final — 7.49 m (â 11th place)
* Qualification — 7.77 m (â did not advance)
* Qualification — 7.43 m (â did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
* Heat — 11.72
* Quarterfinals — 11.55 (â did not advance)
* Heat — 11.75
* Quarterfinals — 11.60 (â did not advance)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Nureni Gbadamosi
- # First Round — Bye
- # Second Round — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- William Azanor
- # First Round — Bye
- # Second Round — Lost to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
Men's team competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
* Lost to Kuwait (1-3)
* Drew with Czechoslovakia (1-1)
* Lost to Colombia (0-1)
* Did not advance
<br> Team Roster
* Best Ogedegbe
* Moses Effiong
* David Adiele
* Sylvanus Okpala
* Leotis Boateng
* John Orlando
* Tunde Bamidele
* Isima Okey
* Shefiu Mohamed
* Alloysius Atuegbu
* Henry Nwosu
* Felix Owolabi
* Mudashiru Lawal
* Adokie Amiesimaka
* Emmanuel Osigwe
* Kadiri Ikhana
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