Nigeria at the
Olympics
IOC codeNGR
NOCNigeria 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]

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.

Medal tables

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics25714
Football1113
Boxing0336
Weightlifting0112
Wrestling0101
Taekwondo0011
Totals (6 entries)3111327

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeNojim Maiyegun1964 Tokyo BoxingMen's light middleweight
 BronzeIsaac Ikhouria1972 Munich BoxingMen's light heavyweight
 SilverPeter Konyegwachie1984 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 Izonritei1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's heavyweight
 SilverRichard Igbineghu1992 Barcelona BoxingMen's super heavyweight
 BronzeBeatrice Utondu
Christy Opara-Thompson
Mary Onyali
Faith Idehen		1992 Barcelona AthleticsWomen's 4×100 metre relay
 GoldChioma Ajunwa1996 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 Onyali1996 Atlanta AthleticsWomen's 200 metres
 BronzeFalilat Ogunkoya1996 Atlanta AthleticsWomen's 400 metres
 BronzeDuncan Dokiwari1996 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 Alozie2000 Sydney AthleticsWomen's 100 metre hurdles
 SilverRuth Ogbeifo2000 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 Okagbare2008 Beijing AthleticsWomen's long jump
 BronzeChika Chukwumerije2008 Beijing TaekwondoMen's +80 kg
 BronzeMariam Usman2008 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
Mikel John Obi
Muenfuh Sincere
Azubuike Okechukwu
Popoola Saliu
Umar Sadiq
Ndifreke Udo
Aminu Umar
Usman Mohammed		2016 Rio de Janeiro FootballMen's competition
 SilverBlessing Oborududu2020 Tokyo WrestlingWomen's freestyle 68 kg
 BronzeEse Brume2020 Tokyo AthleticsWomen's long jump

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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