Nigeria at the Olympics

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Nigeria at the
Olympics
Flag of Nigeria.svg
IOC code NGR
NOC Nigeria Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 74th
Gold
3
Silver
11
Bronze
13
Total
27
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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 participated in the Winter Olympic Games in 2018, having qualified female athletes in bobsleigh and skeleton. [1]

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Nigerian athletes have won a total of 27 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 × 400 metre relay team of their medals after Antonio Pettigrew confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs, their Nigerian rivals were awarded the gold medal. [2] [3] 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. [4]

The Nigeria Olympic Committee, the National Olympic Committee for Nigeria, was created in 1951.[ citation needed ]

Medal tables

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 25714
Football pictogram.svg Football 1113
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 0336
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 0112
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 0101
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 0011
Totals (6 entries)3111327

List of medalists

Nigeria celebrating their gold medal in football at the 1996 Olympics Nigeria celebrating 1996 olympics.jpg
Nigeria celebrating their gold medal in football at the 1996 Olympics
MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nojim Maiyegun 1964 Tokyo Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light middleweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Isaac Ikhouria 1972 Munich Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's light heavyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Peter Konyegwachie 1984 Los Angeles Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's featherweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sunday Uti
Moses Ugbisie
Rotimi Peters
Innocent Egbunike
1984 Los Angeles Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Olapade Adeniken
Davidson Ezinwa
Chidi Imoh
Oluyemi Kayode
Osmond Ezinwa*
1992 Barcelona Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4×100 metre relay
Silver medal icon.svg Silver David Izonritei 1992 Barcelona Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's heavyweight
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Richard Igbineghu 1992 Barcelona Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's super heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Beatrice Utondu
Christy Opara-Thompson
Mary Onyali
Faith Idehen
1992 Barcelona Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 4×100 metre relay
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Chioma Ajunwa 1996 Atlanta Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's long jump
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Men's football team
Daniel Amokachi
Emmanuel Amuneke
Tijani 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 pictogram.svg Football Men's competition
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Olabisi Afolabi
Fatima Yusuf
Charity Opara
Falilat Ogunkoya
1996 Atlanta Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 4×400 metre relay
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mary Onyali 1996 Atlanta Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 200 metres
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Falilat Ogunkoya 1996 Atlanta Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 400 metres
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Duncan Dokiwari 1996 Atlanta Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's super heavyweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Nduka Awazie
Fidelis Gadzama
Clement Chukwu
Jude Monye
Sunday Bada
Enefiok Udo-Obong
2000 Sydney Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Glory Alozie 2000 Sydney Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 100 metre hurdles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ruth Ogbeifo 2000 Sydney Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's 75 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Olusoji Fasuba
Uchenna Emedolu
Aaron Egbele
Deji Aliu
2004 Athens Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4×100 metre relay
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze James Godday
Musa Audu
Saul Weigopwa
Enefiok Udo-Obong
2004 Athens Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4×400 metre relay
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's football team
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 pictogram.svg Football Men's competition
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Franca Idoko
Gloria Kemasuode
Halimat Ismaila
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa*
2008 Beijing Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 4x100 metre relay
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Blessing Okagbare 2008 Beijing Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's long jump
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chika Chukwumerije 2008 Beijing Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo Men's +80 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mariam Usman 2008 Beijing Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Women's +75 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's football team
Shehu Abdullahi
Junior Ajayi
Daniel Akpeyi
Stanley Amuzie
Emmanuel Daniel
William Troost-Ekong
Saturday Erimuya
Oghenekaro Etebo
Imoh Ezekiel
Kingsley Madu
Mikel John Obi
Muenfuh Sincere
Azubuike Okechukwu
Popoola Saliu
Umar Sadiq
Ndifreke Udo
Aminu Umar
Usman Mohammed
2016 Rio de Janeiro Football pictogram.svg Football Men's competition
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Blessing Oborududu 2020 Tokyo Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Women's freestyle 68 kg
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ese Brume 2020 Tokyo Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's long jump

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