Nigeria at the Olympics
Nigeria first participated in the Olympic Games in 1952, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics. The nation has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.
Nigerian athletes have won a total of 23 medals, mostly in athletics and boxing. The national football team won the gold medal in 1996. In 2008, following the International Olympic Committee's decision to strip the American 4 x 400 metre relay team of their medals after Antonio Pettigrew confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs, their Nigerian rivals were awarded the gold medal. [1] [2]
Nigeria also won a medal in the heavyweight division of taekwondo at the 1992 Summer Olympics; as this was only a demonstration sport, Emmanuel Oghenejobo's silver did not count as an official win. [3]
The Nigeria Olympic Committee, the National Olympic Committee for Nigeria, was created in 1951.
Medal tables
Medals by Games
Medals by sport
List of medalists
Medal |
Name |
Games |
Sport |
Event |
03 ! Bronze | Maiyegun, NojimNojim Maiyegun | 1964 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's light middleweight |
03 ! Bronze | Ikhouria, IsaacIsaac Ikhouria | 1972 Munich | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight |
02 ! Silver | Konyegwachie, PeterPeter Konyegwachie | 1984 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
03 ! Bronze | Uti, SundaySunday Uti, Moses Ugbusien, Rotimi Peters, Innocent Egbunike | 1984 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's 4×400 metre relay |
02 ! Silver | Adeniken, OlapadeOlapade Adeniken, Davidson Ezinwa, Chidi Imoh, Oluyemi Kayode, Osmond Ezinwa (Heats only) | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Men's 4×100 metre relay |
02 ! Silver | Izonritei, DavidDavid Izonritei | 1992 Barcelona | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
02 ! Silver | Igbineghu, RichardRichard Igbineghu | 1992 Barcelona | Boxing | Men's super heavyweight |
03 ! Bronze | Utondu, BeatriceBeatrice Utondu, Christy Opara-Thompson, Mary Onyali, Faith Idehen | 1992 Barcelona | Athletics | Women's 4×100 metre relay |
01 ! Gold | Ajunwa, ChiomaChioma Ajunwa | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's long jump |
01 ! Gold | Amokachi, DanielDaniel Amokachi, Emmanuel Amuneke, Tijjani Babangida, Celestine Babayaro, Emmanuel Babayaro, Teslim Fatusi, Victor Ikpeba, Dosu Joseph, Nwankwo Kanu, Garba Lawal, Abiodun Obafemi, Kingsley Obiekwu, Uche Okechukwu, Jay-Jay Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Mobi Oparaku, Wilson Oruma, Taribo West | 1996 Atlanta | Football | Men's competition |
02 ! Silver | Afolabi, OlabisiOlabisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf, Charity Opara, Falilat Ogunkoya | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's 4×400 metre relay |
03 ! Bronze | Onyali, MaryMary Onyali | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's 200 metres |
03 ! Bronze | Ogunkoya, FalilatFalilat Ogunkoya | 1996 Atlanta | Athletics | Women's 400 metres |
03 ! Bronze | Dokiwari, DuncanDuncan Dokiwari | 1996 Atlanta | Boxing | Men's super heavyweight |
01 ! Gold | Awazie, NdukaNduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama, Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Men's 4×400 metre relay |
02 ! Silver | Alozie, GloryGlory Alozie | 2000 Sydney | Athletics | Women's 100 metre hurdles |
02 ! Silver | Ogbeifo, RuthRuth Ogbeifo | 2000 Sydney | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg |
03 ! Bronze | Fasuba, OlusojiOlusoji Fasuba, Uchenna Emedolu, Aaron Egbele, Deji Aliu | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 4×100 metre relay |
03 ! Bronze | Godday, JamesJames Godday, Musa Audu, Saul Weigopwa, Enefiok Udo-Obong | 2004 Athens | Athletics | Men's 4×400 metre relay |
02 ! Silver | Olubayo Adefemi, Dele Adeleye, Oluwafemi Ajilore, Efe Ambrose, Victor Anichebe, Onyekachi Apam, Emmanuel Ekpo, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Promise Isaac, Monday James, Sani Kaita, Chinedu Obasi, Victor Nsofor Obinna, Peter Odemwingie, Chibuzor Okonkwo, Solomon Okoronkwo, Oladapo Olufemi, Ambruse Vanzekin | 2008 Beijing |
Football | Men's competition |
03 ! Bronze | Franca Idoko, Gloria Kemasuode, Halimat Ismaila, Oludamola Osayomi, Agnes Osazuwa (heats only) | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's 4x100 metre relay |
03 ! Bronze | Blessing Okagbare | 2008 Beijing | Athletics | Women's long jump |
03 ! Bronze | Chika Chukwumerije | 2008 Beijing | Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg |
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