1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Nigeria)

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Nigeria participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , USA , with a delegation of 65 athletes (49 men and 16 women).

Medalist

With two won gold, one silver and three bronze medals, the Nigerian team was ranked 32 in the medal count .

gold

Name (s)	sport	competition
Emmanuel Babayaro, Celestine Babayaro, Taribo West, Nwankwo Kanu, Uche Okechukwu, Emmanuel Amunike, Tijani Babangida, Wilson Oruma, Teslim Fatusi, Jay-Jay Okocha, Victor Ikpeba, Abiodon Obafemi, Garba Lawal, Daniel Amokachi, Sunday Oliskweh, Kingsley Obiekweh Mobi Oparaku, Dosu Joseph	Soccer	Men's tournament
Chioma Ajunwa	athletics	Women, long jump

silver

Names	sport	competition
Olabisi Afolabi , Fatima Yusuf , Charity Opara , Falilat Ogunkoya	athletics	Women, 4 × 400 meters

bronze

Name (s)	sport	competition
Duncan Dokiwari	Boxing	Super heavyweight
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi	athletics	Women, 200 meters
Falilat Ogunkoya	athletics	Women, 400 meters

Participants by sport

badminton

• Kayode Akinsanya

  Singles: 33rd place

  Mixed, doubles: 17th place

• Obiageli Olorunsola

  Women, singles: 17th place

  Mixed, doubles: 17th place

Boxing

• Kehinde Aweda

  Bantamweight: 17th place

• Daniel Attah

  Featherweight: 9th place

• Albert Eromosele

  Light middleweight: 17th place

• Duncan Dokiwari

  Super heavyweight: bronze

Soccer

• Men's team

  gold

• Squad

  Celestine Babayaro

  Taribo West

  Nwankwo canoe

  Uche Okechukwu

  Emmanuel Amuneke

  Tijani Babangida

  Wilson Oruma

  Teslim Fatusi

  Jay-Jay Okocha

  Victor Ikpeba

  Abiodun Obafemi

  Garba Lawal

  Daniel Amokachi

  Sunday Oliseh

  Mobi Oparaku

  Joseph Dosu

Weightlifting

• Mojisola Oluwa

  Lightweight: 18th place

Judo

• Suleiman Musa

  Light middleweight: 21st place

athletics

• Davidson Ezinwa

  100 meters: 6th place

  4 × 100 meters: semi-finals

• Deji Aliu

  100 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 meters: semi-finals

• Olapade Adenics

  100 meters: quarter-finals

• Francis Obikwelu

  200 meters: semi-finals

  4 × 100 meters: semi-finals

• Seun Ogunkoya

  200 meters: quarter-finals

• Sunday Bada

  400 meters: semi-finals

  4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

• Clement Chukwu

  400 meters: quarter-finals

  4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

• Jew Monye

  400 meters: quarter-finals

• William Erese

  110 meter hurdles: prelims

• Moses Oyiki

  110 meter hurdles: prelims

• Steve Adegbite

  110 meter hurdles: prelims

• Kehinde Aladefa

  400 meter hurdles: prelims

• Osmond Ezinwa

  4 × 100 meters: semi-finals

• Udeme Ekpenyong

  4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

• Ayuba Machem

  4 × 400 meters: semi-finals

• Festus Igbinoghene

  Triple jump: 35th place in qualification

• Chima Ugwu

  Shot put: 25th place in qualification

• Adewale Olukoju

  Discus throw: 17th place in qualification

• Pius Bazighe

  Javelin: 32nd place in qualification

• Mary Onyali

  Women, 100 meters: 7th place

  Women, 200 meters: bronze

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: 5th place

• Chioma Ajunwa

  Women, 100 meters: semi-finals

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: 5th place

  Women, long jump: gold

• Mary Tombiri

  Women, 100 meters: quarter-finals

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: 5th place

• Calister Ubah

  Women, 200 meters: quarter-finals

• Falilat Ogunkoya

  Women, 400 meters: bronze

  Women, 4 × 400 meters: silver

• Fatima Yusuf

  Women, 400 meters: 6th place

  Women, 4 × 400 meters: silver

• Olabisi Afolabi

  Women, 400 meters: semi-finals

  Women, 4 × 400 meters: silver

• Angela Atede

  Women, 100 meter hurdles: quarter finals

• Taiwo Aladefa

  Women, 100 meter hurdles: quarter finals

• Ime Akpan

  Women, 100 meter hurdles: quarter finals

• Charge Akinremi

  Women, 400 meter hurdles: prelims

• Christy Opara-Thompson

  Women, 4 × 100 meters: 5th place

• Charity Opara

  Women, 4 × 400 meters: silver

Wrestling

• Tiebiri Godswill

  Flyweight, Greco-Roman: 17th place

• Isaac Jacob

  Light flyweight, Greco-Roman: 9th place

• Ibo Oziti

  Lightweight, freestyle: 18th place

• Victor Kodei

  Light heavyweight, freestyle: 6th place

tennis

• Suleiman Ladipo

  Singles: 33rd place

Table tennis

• Segun Toriola

  Singles: 33rd place

  Doubles: 17th place

• Sule Olaleye

  Individual: 49th place

  Doubles: 17th place

• Bose kaffo

  Women, singles: 49th place

  Women, doubles: 25th place

• Spark Oshonaike

  Women, singles: 49th place

  Women, doubles: 25th place

Web links

• Nigerian Olympic team from 1996 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )