Team 
Nigeria - Profile
General Interest
Nigeria has missed sending a team to just one edition of the Games [1976] since its first participation in 1952 and in that time the NOC has had a number of memorable Olympic moments.
One of the high points for Nigeria was at the 1996 Games in Atlanta when the men's football team won gold, beating Argentina 3-2 in the final thanks to a 90th-minute goal by Emanuel Amunike. The Nigerian team would go close to repeating this result at the Beijing 2008 Games, but fell 1-0 to Argentina in the final.
In addition to the football gold, a Nigerian athlete won the NOC's first individual gold medal at the 1996 Games. Chioma Ajunwa took the women's long jump title with a jump of 7.12m on her first leap of the final.
With six total medals, the 1996 Games was Nigeria's most successful Games, but it did not take long for the NOC to win another gold. At the 2000 Games, the men's 4x400m relay team ran second behind the United States of America, but two members of the US gold medal-winning squad were later disqualified for doping offences, and Nigeria was awarded the title. One member of the gold medal-winning 2000 team, Enefiok Udo-Obong, went on to run in the 2004 squad that took bronze.
Two Nigerian athletes have matched Enefiok Udo-Obong's tally of two Olympic medals. 400m runner Falilat Ogunkoya won a bronze in the women's individual event and a silver in the 4x400m relay at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, and sprinter Mary Onyali won two bronze medals, one in the women's 4x100m relay in 1992 and one in the individual 200m in 1996.
At the Rio 2016 Games, Nigeria won bronze in men's football to claim the NOC's first podium finish since 2008. The Nigerian team were beaten 2-0 in the semifinals by Germany but regrouped to beat Honduras 3-2 in the bronze playoff.
One of the high points for Nigeria was at the 1996 Games in Atlanta when the men's football team won gold, beating Argentina 3-2 in the final thanks to a 90th-minute goal by Emanuel Amunike. The Nigerian team would go close to repeating this result at the Beijing 2008 Games, but fell 1-0 to Argentina in the final.
In addition to the football gold, a Nigerian athlete won the NOC's first individual gold medal at the 1996 Games. Chioma Ajunwa took the women's long jump title with a jump of 7.12m on her first leap of the final.
With six total medals, the 1996 Games was Nigeria's most successful Games, but it did not take long for the NOC to win another gold. At the 2000 Games, the men's 4x400m relay team ran second behind the United States of America, but two members of the US gold medal-winning squad were later disqualified for doping offences, and Nigeria was awarded the title. One member of the gold medal-winning 2000 team, Enefiok Udo-Obong, went on to run in the 2004 squad that took bronze.
Two Nigerian athletes have matched Enefiok Udo-Obong's tally of two Olympic medals. 400m runner Falilat Ogunkoya won a bronze in the women's individual event and a silver in the 4x400m relay at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, and sprinter Mary Onyali won two bronze medals, one in the women's 4x100m relay in 1992 and one in the individual 200m in 1996.
At the Rio 2016 Games, Nigeria won bronze in men's football to claim the NOC's first podium finish since 2008. The Nigerian team were beaten 2-0 in the semifinals by Germany but regrouped to beat Honduras 3-2 in the bronze playoff.
Anthem
Arise Oh Compatriots, Nigeria's Call Obey
Music by Benedict Elide Odiase and words came from five entrants to a national contest.
1978
Flagbearers
Membership
Nigeria Olympic Committee
1950
1951
Officials
Habu Gumel
Olabanji Oladapo
Habu Gumel [entry in the IOC: 2009]
Participation
1952
17 [Tokyo 2020 included]
Medals per sport
Medals per year
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| Boxing | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Football | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
Medals per year
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1992 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
Legend
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