With 8 gold medals among the total haul of 12, the 2016 Paralympics in Rio is Nigeria’s best ever.
This is an overview of the 12 athletes who made the country proud in their various events at the Paralympics.
GOLD MEDALISTS
Ezuruike Roland (Powerlifting Men’s -54 kg Gold Medal winner)
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The Nigerian Power-lifer set three Paralympic Records (PR) enroute his victory in Rio as he ended with a lift of 200kg.
Before his success in Rio, Ezuruike had won medals at the African
Games as well as the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where he won a silver
medal in the Men’s 72kg.
Kehinde Paul (Powerlifting Men’s -65 kg Gold Medal Winner)
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Kehinde twice broke the men’s -65kg World Record (WR) to win GOLD in
the Powerlifting event.The 28-year-old lifted an astonishing 220kg to
claim gold in style at the Rio Games.
Born in Lagos, Kehinde competed in the men’s 72 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he also won a gold medal.
