Nigeria at the Olympics - wikipedia Nigeria at the Olympics Nigeria at the Olympics IOC code NGR Website www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org Medals Gold Silver 10 Bronze 12 Total 25 Summer appearances 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 2000 2008 2012 2016 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 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. 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. Contents 1 Medal tables 1.1 Medals at the Summer Games 1.2 Medals at the Winter Games 1.3 Medals by sport 2 List of medalists 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Medal tables See also : All - time Olympic Games medal count Medals at the Summer 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 1968 Mexico City 0 0 0 0 1972 Munich 0 0 1976 Montreal did not participate 1980 Moscow 0 0 0 0 1984 Los Angeles 0 1988 Seoul 0 0 0 0 1992 Barcelona 0 1996 Atlanta 6 2000 Sydney 0 2004 Athens 0 0 2008 Beijing 0 5 2012 London 0 0 0 0 2016 Rio de Janeiro 0 0 2020 Tokyo future event 2024 Paris 2028 Los Angeles Total 10 12 25 Medals at the Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2018 Pyeongchang 0 0 0 0 -- 2022 Beijing future event Total 0 0 0 0 -- Medals by sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 5 6 13 Football Boxing 0 6 Weightlifting 0 Taekwondo 0 0 Total 10 12 25 List of medalists Medal Name Games Sport Event Bronze Nojim Maiyegun 1964 Tokyo Boxing Men 's light middleweight Bronze Isaac Ikhouria 1972 Munich Boxing Men 's light heavyweight Silver Peter Konyegwachie 1984 Los Angeles Boxing Men 's featherweight Bronze Sunday Uti Moses Ugbisie Rotimi Peters Innocent Egbunike 1984 Los Angeles Athletics Men 's 4 × 400 metre relay Silver Olapade Adeniken Davidson Ezinwa Chidi Imoh Oluyemi Kayode Osmond Ezinwa * 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men 's 4 × 100 metre relay Silver David Izonritei 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men 's heavyweight Silver Richard Igbineghu 1992 Barcelona Boxing Men 's super heavyweight Bronze Beatrice Utondu Christy Opara - Thompson Mary Onyali Faith Idehen 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women 's 4 × 100 metre relay Gold Chioma Ajunwa 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women 's long jump 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 Silver Olabisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Falilat Ogunkoya 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women 's 4 × 400 metre relay Bronze Mary Onyali 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women 's 200 metres Bronze Falilat Ogunkoya 1996 Atlanta Athletics Women 's 400 metres Bronze Duncan Dokiwari 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men 's super heavyweight Gold Nduka Awazie Fidelis Gadzama Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Sunday Bada Enefiok Udo - Obong 2000 Sydney Athletics Men 's 4 × 400 metre relay Silver Glory Alozie 2000 Sydney Athletics Women 's 100 metre hurdles Silver Ruth Ogbeifo 2000 Sydney Weightlifting Women 's 75 kg Bronze Olusoji Fasuba Uchenna Emedolu Aaron Egbele Deji Aliu 2004 Athens Athletics Men 's 4 × 100 metre relay Bronze James Godday Musa Audu Saul Weigopwa Enefiok Udo - Obong 2004 Athens Athletics Men 's 4 × 400 metre relay 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 Silver Franca Idoko Gloria Kemasuode Halimat Ismaila Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa * 2008 Beijing Athletics Women 's 4x100 metre relay Silver Blessing Okagbare 2008 Beijing Athletics Women 's long jump Bronze Chika Chukwumerije 2008 Beijing Taekwondo Men 's + 80 kg Bronze Mariam Usman 2008 Beijing Weightlifting Women 's + 75 kg 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 List of flag bearers for Nigeria at the Olympics Category : Olympic competitors for Nigeria Nigeria at the Paralympics References Jump up ^ Press. `` IBSF athletes from 30 nations compete at PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games ''. www.ibsf.org. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 22. Jump up ^ I.O.C. Strips Gold From 2000 U.S. Relay Team Jump up ^ Olympics : Nigeria awarded 4x 400m relay gold Jump up ^ London may spring surprise in taekwondo, says Ashiru External links `` Nigeria ''. International Olympic Committee. `` Olympic Results ''. International Olympic Committee. `` Nigeria ''. Sports-Reference.com. 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Question: when did nigeria win her first olympic gold medal
Answer: 1996