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 |
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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 |
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Olabisi Afolabi , Fatima Yusuf , Charity Opara , Falilat Ogunkoya | athletics | Women, 4 × 400 meters |
bronze
Name (s) | sport | competition |
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Duncan Dokiwari | Boxing | Super heavyweight |
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | athletics | Women, 200 meters |
Falilat Ogunkoya | athletics | Women, 400 meters |
Participants by sport
badminton
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Kayode Akinsanya
- Singles: 33rd place
- Mixed, doubles: 17th place
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Obiageli Olorunsola
- Women, singles: 17th place
- Mixed, doubles: 17th place
Boxing
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Kehinde Aweda
- Bantamweight: 17th place
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Daniel Attah
- Featherweight: 9th place
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Albert Eromosele
- Light middleweight: 17th place
Soccer
- Squad
Weightlifting
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Mojisola Oluwa
- Lightweight: 18th place
Judo
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Suleiman Musa
- Light middleweight: 21st place
athletics
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Davidson Ezinwa
- 100 meters: 6th place
- 4 × 100 meters: semi-finals
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Deji Aliu
- 100 meters: quarter-finals
- 4 × 100 meters: semi-finals
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Olapade Adenics
- 100 meters: quarter-finals
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Francis Obikwelu
- 200 meters: semi-finals
- 4 × 100 meters: semi-finals
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Seun Ogunkoya
- 200 meters: quarter-finals
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Sunday Bada
- 400 meters: semi-finals
- 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Clement Chukwu
- 400 meters: quarter-finals
- 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Jew Monye
- 400 meters: quarter-finals
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William Erese
- 110 meter hurdles: prelims
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Moses Oyiki
- 110 meter hurdles: prelims
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Steve Adegbite
- 110 meter hurdles: prelims
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Kehinde Aladefa
- 400 meter hurdles: prelims
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Osmond Ezinwa
- 4 × 100 meters: semi-finals
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Udeme Ekpenyong
- 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Ayuba Machem
- 4 × 400 meters: semi-finals
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Festus Igbinoghene
- Triple jump: 35th place in qualification
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Chima Ugwu
- Shot put: 25th place in qualification
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Adewale Olukoju
- Discus throw: 17th place in qualification
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Pius Bazighe
- Javelin: 32nd place in qualification
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Mary Tombiri
- Women, 100 meters: quarter-finals
- Women, 4 × 100 meters: 5th place
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Calister Ubah
- Women, 200 meters: quarter-finals
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Angela Atede
- Women, 100 meter hurdles: quarter finals
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Taiwo Aladefa
- Women, 100 meter hurdles: quarter finals
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Ime Akpan
- Women, 100 meter hurdles: quarter finals
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Charge Akinremi
- Women, 400 meter hurdles: prelims
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Christy Opara-Thompson
- Women, 4 × 100 meters: 5th place
Wrestling
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Tiebiri Godswill
- Flyweight, Greco-Roman: 17th place
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Isaac Jacob
- Light flyweight, Greco-Roman: 9th place
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Ibo Oziti
- Lightweight, freestyle: 18th place
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Victor Kodei
- Light heavyweight, freestyle: 6th place
tennis
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Suleiman Ladipo
- Singles: 33rd place
Table tennis
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Segun Toriola
- Singles: 33rd place
- Doubles: 17th place
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Sule Olaleye
- Individual: 49th place
- Doubles: 17th place
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Bose kaffo
- Women, singles: 49th place
- Women, doubles: 25th place
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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 )