Nigeria in Athletics
Results in Melbourne 1956*


Athlete	Event	Heat	Res.	Pos.


Titus Abimola Erinle	100 m M	Round 1	10,9	3

	4x100 m M	Round 1	dq	-


Edward Ajado	100 m M	Quarterfinal	10,9	5
		Round 1	10,8	1	Q

	4x100 m M	Round 1	dq	-


Abdul Karim Amu	400 m M	Round 1	49,4	5

	4x100 m M	Round 1	dq	-


Julius Chigbolu	High jump M	Final	2,00	9
		Qualifying Round	1,92	4	Q


Paul Engo	Triple jump M	Final	15,03	17
		Qualifying Round	14,81	22	q


Peter Esiri	Triple jump M	Final	nm	-
		Qualifying Round	14,93	16	q


Vincent Gabriel	High jump M	Final	1,92	19
		Qualifying Round	1,92	22	Q


Thomas Obi	100 m M	Round 1	11,0	5


Karim Olowu	Long jump M	Final	7,36	5
		Qualifying Round	7,29	10	q


Rafio Oluwa	4x100 m M	Round 1	dq	-

	Long jump M	Qualifying Round	6,53	29


* The list of Nigerian olympians in Athletics at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics is not yet completed. All possible medalists are already included.

These facts about Nigeria in Athletics at the Olympic Games in Melbourne 1956 is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database

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