# Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The most surprising achievement was Nigeria's gold in football. The team overcame what are usually considered much stronger teams, such as Brazil and finally Argentina to earn the gold.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Chioma Ajunwa | Athletics | Women's long jump | 2 August |
| Gold | Nigeria national under-23 football team Celestine BabayaroTaribo WestNwankwo KanuUche OkechukwuEmmanuel AmunikeTijani BabangidaWilson OrumaTeslim FatusiJay-Jay OkochaVictor IkpebaAbiodun ObafemiGarba LawalDaniel AmokachiSunday OlisehMobi OparakuElvis Chizoba Acha | Football | Men's tournament | 3 August |
| Silver | Bisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Falilat Ogunkoya | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | 3 August |
| Bronze | Falilat Ogunkoya | Athletics | Women's 400 metres | 29 July |
| Bronze | Mary Onyali | Athletics | Women's 200 metres | 1 August |
| Bronze | Duncan Dokiwari | Boxing | Super heavyweight | 2 August |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 19 | 13 | 32 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 |
| Football | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | – | 1 |
| Wrestling | 4 | – | 4 |
| Total | 49 | 16 | 65 |

## Results by event
### Athletics
#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Olapade Adeniken | 100 metres | 10.41 | 39 Q | 10.38 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deji Aliu | 100 metres | 10.34 | 27 Q | 10.26 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Davidson Ezinwa | 100 metres | 10.03 | 1 Q | 10.08 | 6 Q | 10.04 | 6 Q | 10.14 | 6 |
| Francis Obikwelu | 200 metres | 20.62 | 17 Q | 20.49 | 10 Q | 20.56 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Seun Ogunkoya | 200 metres | 20.78 | 29 Q | 21.00 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sunday Bada | 400 metres | 45.19 | 3 Q | 44.88 | 6 Q | 45.30 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Clement Chukwu | 400 metres | 45.18 | 2 Q | 45.24 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jude Monye | 400 metres | 46.10 | 30 q | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Steve Adegbite | 110 metres hurdles | 14.06 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| William Erese | 110 metres hurdles | 13.98 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Moses Oyiki | 110 metres hurdles | 14.04 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kehinde Aladefa | 400 metres hurdles | 49.60 | 23 | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Deji Aliu Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Francis Obikwelu | 4 x 100 metres relay | 39.47 | 15 q | N/A | N/A | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sunday Bada Clement Chukwu Udeme Ekpenyong Ayuba Machem | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:02.73 | 7 q | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | Did not advance | Did not advance |

##### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Festus Igbinoghene | Triple jump | 15.95 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chima Ugwu | Shot put | 18.39 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Adewale Olukoju | Discus throw | 60.98 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pius Bazighe | Javelin throw | 70.78 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women
##### Track and road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Chioma Ajunwa | 100 metres | 11.25 | 12 Q | 11.24 | 12 Q | 11.14 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mary Tombiri | 100 metres | 11.50 | 29 Q | 11.56 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mary Onyali | 100 metres | 11.17 | 6 Q | 11.08 | 3 Q | 11.04 | 4 Q | 11.13 | 7 |
| Mary Onyali | 200 metres | 22.42 | 2 Q | 22.37 | 2 Q | 22.16 | 3 Q | 22.38 | |
| Calister Ubah | 200 metres | 23.34 | 27 q | 23.62 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bisi Afolabi | 400 metres | 51.80 | 11 Q | 51.07 | 7 Q | 51.40 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Falilat Ogunkoya | 400 metres | 52.65 | 30 Q | 50.65 | 3 Q | 49.57 | 2 Q | 49.10 | |
| Fatima Yusuf | 400 metres | 52.25 | 21 Q | 51.27 | 12 Q | 50.36 | 6 Q | 49.77 | 6 |
| Ime Akpan | 100 metres hurdles | 13.11 | 24 Q | 13.02 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Taiwo Aladefa | 100 metres hurdles | 13.06 | 21 Q | 13.11 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Angela Atede | 100 metres hurdles | 12.88 | 10 Q | 12.85 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lade Akinremi | 400 metres hurdles | 56.83 | 23 | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chioma Ajunwa Mary Onyali Christy Opara Mary Tombiri | 4 x 100 metres relay | 43.54 | 5 Q | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 42.56 | 5 |
| Bisi Afolabi Falilat Ogunkoya Charity Opara Fatima Yusuf | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:23.24 | 2 Q | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3:21.04 | |

##### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Chioma Ajunwa | Long jump | 6.81 | 2 Q | 7.12 | |

### Badminton
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Rank |
| Kayode Akinsanya | Singles | Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | L 0-15 2-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Rank |
| Obigeli Olorunsola | Singles | bye | bye | Bang (KOR) | L 0-15 0-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Rank |
| Obigeli Olorunsola Kayode Akinsanya | Doubles | N/A | N/A | Olsen, Jakobsen (DEN) | L 1-15 2-15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Kehinde Aweda | Bantamweight | Khasanov (TJK) L 20-10 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniel Attah | Featherweight | Ipera (PNG) W 14-2 | Nagy (HUN) L 14-12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Albert Eromosele | Light-middleweight | Horodnichov (UKR) L 18-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Duncan Dokiwari | Super-heavyweight | Samadi (IRI) W RSC | Khan (PAK) W RSC | Məmmədov (AZE) W RSC | Wolfgramm (TGA) L 7-6 | Did not advance |

### Football
#### Men's Tournament
##### Group Stage – Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Hungary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |

##### Team roster

* Celestine Babayaro
* Taribo West
* Nwankwo Kanu
* Uche Okechukwu
* Emmanuel Amunike
* Tijani Babangida
* Wilson Oruma
* Teslim Fatusi
* Jay-Jay Okocha
* Victor Ikpeba
* Abiodun Obafemi
* Garba Lawal
* Daniel Amokachi
* Sunday Oliseh
* Mobi Oparaku
* Joseph Dosu

### Judo
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Result |
| Suleman Musa | Half-Middleweight | 21 |

### Table Tennis
#### Men's Singles Tournament
##### Group Stage - Group M

| Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
| Wenguan Johnny Huang (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 76 |
| Chen Xinhua (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 142 | 145 |
| David Zhuang (USA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 122 | 126 |
| Sule Olaleye (NGR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 145 |

##### Group Stage - Group P

| Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
| Patrick Chila (FRA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 158 | 120 |
| Konstantinos Kreanga (GRE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 133 | 114 |
| Segun Toriola (NGR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 133 |
| Chetan Baboor (IND) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 132 | 154 |

#### Men's Doubles Tournament
##### Group Stage - Group H

| Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
| Koji Matsushita / Hiroshi Shibutani | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 95 |
| Slobodan Grujić / Ilija Lupulesku | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 117 | 115 |
| Sule Olaleye / Segun Toriola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 115 |
| Petr Korbel / Josef Plachy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 129 |

#### Women's Singles Tournament
##### Group Stage - Group I

| Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
| Kim Hyon-Hui (PRK) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 100 |
| Jie Schöpp (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 120 | 88 |
| Elena Timina (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 113 |
| Funke Oshonaike (NGR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 126 |

##### Group Stage - Group P

| Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
| Dai-Yong Tu (SUI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 95 |
| Lyanne Kosaka (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 105 |
| Emilia Ciosu (ROU) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 151 | 157 |
| Bose Kaffo (NGR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 144 |

#### Men's Doubles Tournament
##### Group Stage - Group H

| Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
| Irina Palina / Elena Timina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 75 |
| Wei Wang / Lily Yip | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 130 | 137 |
| Emily Noor / Huberta Vriesekoop | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 122 | 131 |
| Bose Kaffo / Olufunke Oshonaike | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 136 |

### Tennis
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | Rank |
| Sule Ladipo | Singles | Stoltenberg (AUS) | L 6$^4$-7$^7$ 3-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Weightlifting

| Athletes | Events | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athletes | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Mojisola Oluwa | -70 kg | 140.0 | 18 | 170.0 | =17 | 310.0 | 18 |

### Wrestling
#### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Repechage Round 1 | Repechage Round 2 | Repechage Round 3 | Repechage Round 4 | Repechage Round 5 | Bronze Medal Bout |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Tiebiri Godswill | -52 kg | Anev (BUL) L 11-0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | N/A | Vartanovas (LTU) L 4-0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Repechage Round 1 | Repechage Round 2 | Repechage Round 3 | Repechage Round 4 | Repechage Round 5 | Bronze Medal Bout |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Isaac Jacob | -48 kg | Vila (CUB) L 4-0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Ramírez (GUA) W 3-0 | Torgovkin (KGZ) W Default | Corduneanu (ROU) L 7-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ibo Oziti | -68 kg | Zazirov (UKR) L 11-0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Fallah (IRI) L 1-0 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Victor Kodei | -90 kg | Khadem (IRI) L 6-1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Betancourt (PUR) W 10-0 | Bianco (CAN) W 7-0 | Bacsa (HUN) W 7-4 | Kim (KOR) W 7-0 | Lohyňa (SVK) L 10-0 | Tedieiev (UKR) L Fall |