Nigeria at the Olympics

Nigeria at the Olympics
IOC code	NGR
NOC	Nigeria Olympic Committee
Website	www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

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 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.^[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

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1952 Helsinki	0	0	0	0
1956 Melbourne	0	0	0	0
1960 Rome	0	0	0	0
1964 Tokyo	0	0	1	1
1968 Mexico City	0	0	0	0
1972 Munich	0	0	1	1
1976 Montreal	did not participate
1980 Moscow	0	0	0	0
1984 Los Angeles	0	1	1	2
1988 Seoul	0	0	0	0
1992 Barcelona	0	3	1	4
1996 Atlanta	2	1	3	6
2000 Sydney	1	2	0	3
2004 Athens	0	0	2	2
2008 Beijing	0	2	2	4
2012 London	0	0	0	0
2016 Rio de Janeiro	0	0	1	1
Total	3	9	12	24

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	2	4	7	13
Football	1	1	1	3
Boxing	0	3	3	6
Weightlifting	0	1	0	1
Taekwondo	0	0	1	1
Total	3	9	12	24

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*	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	Men's football team Daniel 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	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	Men's competition
02 ! Silver	Franca Idoko Gloria Kemasuode Halimat Ismaila Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa*	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
03 ! 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 John Obi Mikel Muenfuh Sincere Azubuike Okechukwu Popoola Saliu Umar Sadiq Ndifreke Udo Aminu Umar Usman Mohammed	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Football	Men's competition

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Nigeria
• Nigeria at the Paralympics

References

External links

• "Nigeria". International Olympic Committee. 
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. 
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. 
• "Nigeria". Sports-Reference.com.