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

Nigeria at the
Olympics
IOC codeNGR
NOCNigeria Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
10
Bronze
12
Total
25
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Nigerian athletes have won a total of 24 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.

Medal tables

Medals at the Summer Games
Games Athletes Athletes by sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1952 Helsinki99--------------0000–
1956 Melbourne1010--------------0000–
1960 Rome128--4-----------0000–
1964 Tokyo1814--4-----------001135
1968 Mexico City3615--5-16---------0000–
1972 Munich2519--6-----------001143
1976 MontrealDid Not Participate
1980 Moscow4416--8-17-------210000–
1984 Los Angeles3217--6---------63011230
1988 Seoul6923--7-17-3--6-3460000–
1992 Barcelona5514--9--162-26--15031438
1996 Atlanta65322-4-16-1--4-114213632
2000 Sydney8328--5-32-2-27--52120341
2004 Athens7017-127-16-2-283-21002268
2008 Beijing74221-4-31-1-262-32032557
2012 London4921-1231-----42-240000–
2016 Rio de Janeiro7124-111118--125--17001178
2020 TokyoFuture Event
Total310122576

Medals at the Winter Games


Games Athletes Athletes by sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
2018 Pyeongchang3210000–
2022 BeijingFuture event
2026 Milan–Cortina
Total0000–

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics25613
Football1113
Boxing0336
Weightlifting0112
Taekwondo0011
Totals (5 sports)3101225

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeNojim Maiyegun 1964 Tokyo BoxingMen's light middleweight
 BronzeIsaac Ikhouria 1972 Munich BoxingMen's light heavyweight
 SilverPeter Konyegwachie 1984 Los Angeles BoxingMen's featherweight
 BronzeSunday Uti
Moses Ugbisie
Rotimi Peters
Innocent Egbunike		 1984 Los Angeles AthleticsMen's 4×400 metre relay
 SilverOlapade Adeniken
Davidson Ezinwa
Chidi Imoh
Oluyemi Kayode
Osmond Ezinwa*		 1992 Barcelona AthleticsMen's 4×100 metre relay
 SilverDavid Izonritei 1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's heavyweight
 SilverRichard Igbineghu 1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's super heavyweight
 BronzeBeatrice Utondu
Christy Opara-Thompson
Mary Onyali
Faith Idehen		 1992 Barcelona AthleticsWomen's 4×100 metre relay
 GoldChioma Ajunwa 1996 Atlanta AthleticsWomen's long jump
 GoldMen'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 FootballMen's competition
 SilverOlabisi Afolabi
Fatima Yusuf
Charity Opara
Falilat Ogunkoya		 1996 Atlanta AthleticsWomen's 4×400 metre relay
 BronzeMary Onyali 1996 Atlanta AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeFalilat Ogunkoya 1996 Atlanta AthleticsWomen's 400 metres
 BronzeDuncan Dokiwari 1996 Atlanta BoxingMen's super heavyweight
 GoldNduka Awazie
Fidelis Gadzama
Clement Chukwu
Jude Monye
Sunday Bada
Enefiok Udo-Obong		 2000 Sydney AthleticsMen's 4×400 metre relay
 SilverGlory Alozie 2000 Sydney AthleticsWomen's 100 metre hurdles
 SilverRuth Ogbeifo 2000 Sydney WeightliftingWomen's 75 kg
 BronzeOlusoji Fasuba
Uchenna Emedolu
Aaron Egbele
Deji Aliu		 2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 4×100 metre relay
 BronzeJames Godday
Musa Audu
Saul Weigopwa
Enefiok Udo-Obong		 2004 Athens AthleticsMen's 4×400 metre relay
 SilverMen'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 FootballMen's competition
 SilverFranca Idoko
Gloria Kemasuode
Halimat Ismaila
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa*		 2008 Beijing AthleticsWomen's 4x100 metre relay
 SilverBlessing Okagbare 2008 Beijing AthleticsWomen's long jump
 BronzeChika Chukwumerije 2008 Beijing TaekwondoMen's +80 kg
 BronzeMariam Usman 2008 Beijing WeightliftingWomen's +75 kg
 BronzeMen's football team
Shehu Abdullahi
Junior Ajayi
Daniel Akpeyi
Stanley Amuzie
Emmanuel Daniel
William Troost-Ekong
Saturday Erimuya
Oghenekaro Etebo
Imoh Ezekiel
Kingsley Madu
John Obi Mikel
Muenfuh Sincere
Azubuike Okechukwu
Popoola Saliu
Umar Sadiq
Ndifreke Udo
Aminu Umar
Usman Mohammed		 2016 Rio de Janeiro FootballMen's competition

See also

References
  1. Press. "IBSF athletes from 30 nations compete at PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games". www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  2. I.O.C. Strips Gold From 2000 U.S. Relay Team
  3. Olympics: Nigeria awarded 4x 400m relay gold
  4. London may spring surprise in taekwondo, says Ashiru
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