Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Peter Okodogbe

• Heat — 10.39
• Quarterfinals — 10.34
• Semifinals — 10.51 (→ did not advance)

• Samson Oyeledun

• Heat — 10.59
• Quarterfinals — 10.73 (→ did not advance)

• Hammed Adio

• Heat — 10.58
• Quarterfinals — 10.67 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Hammed Adio

• Heat — 21.79 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4×400 metres Relay

• Sunday Uti, Hope Ezeigbo, Felix Imadiyi, and Dele Udo

• Heat — 3:14.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Kayode Elegbede

• Qualification — 7.82 m
• Final — 7.49 m (→ 11th place)

• Jubobosaye Kio

• Qualification — 7.77 m (→ did not advance)

• Yusuf Alli

• Qualification — 7.43 m (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

• Oguzoeme Nsenu

• Heat — 11.72
• Quarterfinals — 11.55 (→ did not advance)

• Rufina Ubah

• Heat — 11.75
• Quarterfinals — 11.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Nureni Gbadamosi
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Michael Anthony (Guyana) on points (5-0)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• William Azanor
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Tsacho Andreikovski (Bulgaria) after knock-out in first round

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Christopher Ossai
  1. First Round — Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) on points (0-5)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Peter Aydele
  1. First Round — Lost to Farouk Jawad (Iraq) on points (0-5)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

• Solomon Ataga
  1. First Round — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) after knock-out in first round

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Lost to Kuwait (1-3)
• Drew with Czechoslovakia (1-1)
• Lost to Colombia (0-1)

• Quarter Finals

• Did not advance

Team Roster

• Best Ogedegbe
• Moses Effiong
• David Adiele
• Sylvanus Okpala
• Leotis Boateng
• John Orlando
• Tunde Bamidele
• Isima Okey
• Shefiu Mohamed
• Alloysius Atuegbu
• Henry Nwosu
• Felix Owolabi
• Mudashiru Lawal
• Adokie Amiesimaka
• Emmanuel Osigwe
• Kadiri Ikhana