Nigeria at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nigeria at the Olympics
IOC code	NGR
NOC	Nigeria Olympic Committee
Medals Ranked 80th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 11 13 27
Summer appearances
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2018

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.

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 from the 2000 Summer Olympics after Antonio Pettigrew confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs, their Nigerian rivals were awarded the gold medal. 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.

The Nigeria Olympic Committee, the National Olympic Committee for Nigeria, was created in 1951.

Medal tables

Medals at the Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1952 Helsinki 9 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Melbourne 10 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Rome 12 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Tokyo 18 0 0 1 1 35 1968 Mexico City 36 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Munich 25 0 0 1 1 43 1976 Montreal did not participate 1980 Moscow 44 0 0 0 0 – 1984 Los Angeles 32 0 1 1 2 30 1988 Seoul 69 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Barcelona 55 0 3 1 4 38 1996 Atlanta 65 2 1 3 6 32 2000 Sydney 83 1 2 0 3 41 2004 Athens 70 0 0 2 2 68 2008 Beijing 74 0 3 2 5 57 2012 London 49 0 0 0 0 – 2016 Rio de Janeiro 71 0 0 1 1 78 2020 Tokyo 55 0 1 1 2 74 2024 Paris 88 0 0 0 0 – 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 3 11 13 27 80 Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2018 Pyeongchang 3 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 1 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 –

Medals by sport

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Maiyegun, NojimNojim Maiyegun	1964 Tokyo	Boxing	Men's light middleweight
3 Bronze	Ikhouria, IsaacIsaac Ikhouria	1972 Munich	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight
2 Silver	Konyegwachie, PeterPeter Konyegwachie	1984 Los Angeles	Boxing	Men's featherweight
3 Bronze	Uti, SundaySunday Uti Moses Ugbisie Rotimi Peters Innocent Egbunike	1984 Los Angeles	Athletics	Men's 4×400 metre relay
2 Silver	Adeniken, OlapadeOlapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Chidi Imoh Oluyemi Kayode Osmond Ezinwa*	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's 4×100 metre relay
2 Silver	Izonritei, DavidDavid Izonritei	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's heavyweight
2 Silver	Igbineghu, RichardRichard Igbineghu	1992 Barcelona	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
3 Bronze	Utondu, BeatriceBeatrice Utondu Christy Opara-Thompson Mary Onyali Faith Idehen	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 4×100 metre relay
1 Gold	Ajunwa, ChiomaChioma Ajunwa	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's long jump
1 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	Men's competition
2 Silver	Afolabi, OlabisiOlabisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Falilat Ogunkoya	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 4×400 metre relay
3 Bronze	Onyali, MaryMary Onyali	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 200 metres
3 Bronze	Ogunkoya, FalilatFalilat Ogunkoya	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 400 metres
3 Bronze	Dokiwari, DuncanDuncan Dokiwari	1996 Atlanta	Boxing	Men's super heavyweight
1 Gold	Awazie, NdukaNduka Awazie Fidelis Gadzama Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Sunday Bada Enefiok Udo-Obong	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Men's 4×400 metre relay
2 Silver	Alozie, GloryGlory Alozie	2000 Sydney	Athletics	Women's 100 metre hurdles
2 Silver	Ogbeifo, RuthRuth Ogbeifo	2000 Sydney	Weightlifting	Women's 75 kg
3 Bronze	Fasuba, OlusojiOlusoji Fasuba Uchenna Emedolu Aaron Egbele Deji Aliu	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 4×100 metre relay
3 Bronze	Godday, JamesJames Godday Musa Audu Saul Weigopwa Enefiok Udo-Obong	2004 Athens	Athletics	Men's 4×400 metre relay
2 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
2 Silver	Franca Idoko Gloria Kemasuode Halimat Ismaila Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa*	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's 4x100 metre relay
2 Silver	Blessing Okagbare	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Women's long jump
3 Bronze	Chika Chukwumerije	2008 Beijing	Taekwondo	Men's +80 kg
3 Bronze	Mariam Usman	2008 Beijing	Weightlifting	Women's +75 kg
3 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	Men's competition
2 Silver	Blessing Oborududu	2020 Tokyo	Wrestling	Women's freestyle 68 kg
3 Bronze	Ese Brume	2020 Tokyo	Athletics	Women's long jump

See also

In Spanish: Nigeria en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Nigeria at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Nigeria
• Nigeria at the Paralympics