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Nigeria at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games

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Host City: Ciudad de México, Mexico (October 12, 1968 to October 27, 1968)
Opening Ceremony: October 12, 1968
Closing Ceremony: October 27, 1968

Events for Nigeria: 18 in 3 sports
Participants for Nigeria: 36 (31 men and 5 women)
Youngest Participant for Nigeria: John Dadigi (18 years, 35 days)
Oldest Participant for Nigeria: Samuel Igun (30 years, 231 days)
Most Medals for Nigeria (Athlete): No medalists

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36 Athletes

Rk	Athlete	Gender	Age	Sport
1	Kola Abdulai	Male	21	Athletics
2	Joseph Aghoghovbia	Male	27	Football
3	Oyeronke Akindele	Female	22	Athletics
4	Martin Ande	Male	20	Athletics
5	Peter Anieke	Male	22	Football
6	Fred Aryee	Male	29	Football
7	Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle	Male	29	Boxing
8	Olajumoke Bodunrin	Female	23	Athletics
9	Sebastian Brodrick	Male	30	Football
10	John Dadigi	Male	18	Boxing
11	Jonathan Dele	Male	23	Boxing
12	Musa Dogon Yaro	Male	23	Athletics
13	Anthony Egwunyenga	Male	25	Athletics
14	David Ejoke	Male	28	Athletics
15	Peter Fregene	Male	21	Football
16	Paul Hamilton	Male	27	Football
17	Samuel Igun	Male	30	Athletics
18	Anthony Igwe	Male	22	Football
19	Mairo Jinadu	Female	19	Athletics
20	Mohammed Lawal	Male	29	Football
21	Benedict Majekodunmi	Male	28	Athletics
22	Mamman Makama	Male	21	Athletics
23	Clement Obojememe	Male	23	Football
24	Violet Odogwu	Female	26	Athletics
25	Augustine Ofuokwu	Male	24	Football
26	Gabriel Ogun	Male	22	Boxing
27	Robert Ojo	Male	27	Athletics
28	Samuel Okoye Garba	Male	20	Football
29	Kenneth Olayombo	Male	21	Football
30	Segun Olumodeji	Male	23	Football
31	Janet Omorogbe	Female	25	Athletics
32	Fidelis Onye Som	Male	23	Boxing
33	Sam Opone	Male	26	Football
34	Muwiya Oshode	Male	22	Football
35	Timon Oyebami	Male	25	Athletics
36	Abdul Ganiyu Salami	Male	26	Football

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