Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = NGR

| NOCname = Nigeria Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 1996

| flagcaption =

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| website = {{URL|www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org }}

| location = Atlanta

| competitors = 65

| sports = 9

| flagbearer = Mary Onyali

| rank = 32

| gold = 2

| silver = 1

| bronze = 3

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year =

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| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

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}}

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
class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
align=left \| {{gold medal}}	Chioma Ajunwa	Athletics	Women's long jump	2 August
align=left \| {{gold medal}}	Nigeria national under-23 football team {{columns-list\|colwidth=10em\|small=yes\|style=width:22em\|{{unbulleted list\|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\|Elvis Chizoba Acha}}}}	Football	Men's tournament	3 August
align=left \| {{silver medal}}	Bisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Falilat Ogunkoya	Athletics	Women's 4 × 400 metres relay	3 August
align=left \| {{bronze medal}}	Falilat Ogunkoya	Athletics	Women's 400 metres	29 July
align=left \| {{bronze medal}}	Mary Onyali	Athletics	Women's 200 metres	1 August
align=left \| {{bronze medal}}	Duncan Dokiwari	Boxing	Super heavyweight	2 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[https://www.olympedia.org/countries/MAR/editions/24 Morocco at the 1996 Summer Olympics]

width=180\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 19	13	32
align=left\|Badminton \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Boxing \| 4	–	4
align=left\|Football \| 16	0	16
align=left\|Judo \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Table tennis \| 2	2	4
align=left\|Tennis \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Weightlifting \| 1	–	1
align=left\|Wrestling \| 4	–	4
Total \|\| 49 \|\| 16 \|\| 65

Results by event

= Athletics =

== Men ==

;Track and road events

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2\|Athletes !rowspan=2\|Events !colspan=2\|Heat Round 1 !colspan=2\|Heat Round 2 !colspan=2\|Semifinal !colspan=2\|Final
Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
Olapade Adeniken \|100 metres \|align=center\|10.41 \|align=center\|39 Q \|align=center\|10.38 \|align=center\|31 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Deji Aliu \|100 metres \|align=center\|10.34 \|align=center\|27 Q \|align=center\|10.26 \|align=center\|19 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Davidson Ezinwa \|100 metres \|align=center\|10.03 \|align=center\|1 Q \|align=center\|10.08 \|align=center\|6 Q \|align=center\|10.04 \|align=center\|6 Q \|align=center\|10.14 \|align=center\|6
Francis Obikwelu \|200 metres \|align=center\|20.62 \|align=center\|17 Q \|align=center\|20.49 \|align=center\|10 Q \|align=center\|20.56 \|align=center\|12 \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance
Seun Ogunkoya \|200 metres \|align=center\|20.78 \|align=center\|29 Q \|align=center\|21.00 \|align=center\|33 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Sunday Bada \|400 metres \|align=center\|45.19 \|align=center\|3 Q \|align=center\|44.88 \|align=center\|6 Q \|align=center\|45.30 \|align=center\|10 \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance
Clement Chukwu \|400 metres \|align=center\|45.18 \|align=center\|2 Q \|align=center\|45.24 \|align=center\|17 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Jude Monye \|400 metres \|align=center\|46.10 \|align=center\|30 q \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not finish \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Steve Adegbite \|110 metres hurdles \|align=center\|14.06 \|align=center\|49 \|align=center colspan=6\|Did not advance
William Erese \|110 metres hurdles \|align=center\|13.98 \|align=center\|43 \|align=center colspan=6\|Did not advance
Moses Oyiki \|110 metres hurdles \|align=center\|14.04 \|align=center\|48 \|align=center colspan=6\|Did not advance
Kehinde Aladefa \|400 metres hurdles \|align=center\|49.60 \|align=center\|23 \|align=center colspan=2\|N/A \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Deji Aliu Davidson Ezinwa Osmond Ezinwa Francis Obikwelu \|4 x 100 metres relay \|align=center\|39.47 \|align=center\|15 q \|align=center colspan=2\|N/A \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not finish \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance
Sunday Bada Clement Chukwu Udeme Ekpenyong Ayuba Machem \|4 x 400 metres relay \|align=center\|3:02.73 \|align=center\|7 q \|align=center colspan=2\|N/A \|align=center colspan=2\|Disqualified \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

rowspan=2|Athletes

!rowspan=2|Events

!colspan=2|Heat Round 1

!colspan=2|Heat Round 2

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

Olapade Adeniken

|100 metres

|align=center|10.41

|align=center|39 Q

|align=center|10.38

|align=center|31

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Deji Aliu

|100 metres

|align=center|10.34

|align=center|27 Q

|align=center|10.26

|align=center|19

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Davidson Ezinwa

|100 metres

|align=center|10.03

|align=center|1 Q

|align=center|10.08

|align=center|6 Q

|align=center|10.04

|align=center|6 Q

|align=center|10.14

|align=center|6

Francis Obikwelu

|200 metres

|align=center|20.62

|align=center|17 Q

|align=center|20.49

|align=center|10 Q

|align=center|20.56

|align=center|12

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

Seun Ogunkoya

|200 metres

|align=center|20.78

|align=center|29 Q

|align=center|21.00

|align=center|33

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Sunday Bada

|400 metres

|align=center|45.19

|align=center|3 Q

|align=center|44.88

|align=center|6 Q

|align=center|45.30

|align=center|10

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

Clement Chukwu

|400 metres

|align=center|45.18

|align=center|2 Q

|align=center|45.24

|align=center|17

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Jude Monye

|400 metres

|align=center|46.10

|align=center|30 q

|align=center colspan=2|Did not finish

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Steve Adegbite

|110 metres hurdles

|align=center|14.06

|align=center|49

|align=center colspan=6|Did not advance

William Erese

|110 metres hurdles

|align=center|13.98

|align=center|43

|align=center colspan=6|Did not advance

Moses Oyiki

|110 metres hurdles

|align=center|14.04

|align=center|48

|align=center colspan=6|Did not advance

Kehinde Aladefa

|400 metres hurdles

|align=center|49.60

|align=center|23

|align=center colspan=2|N/A

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Deji Aliu
Davidson Ezinwa
Osmond Ezinwa
Francis Obikwelu

|4 x 100 metres relay

|align=center|39.47

|align=center|15 q

|align=center colspan=2|N/A

|align=center colspan=2|Did not finish

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

Sunday Bada
Clement Chukwu
Udeme Ekpenyong
Ayuba Machem

|4 x 400 metres relay

|align=center|3:02.73

|align=center|7 q

|align=center colspan=2|N/A

|align=center colspan=2|Disqualified

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

;Field events

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !colspan=2\|Qualification !colspan=2\|Final
Result !Rank !Result !Rank
Festus Igbinoghene \|Triple jump \|align=center\|15.95 \|align=center\|35 \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance
Chima Ugwu \|Shot put \|align=center\|18.39 \|align=center\|25 \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance
Adewale Olukoju \|Discus throw \|align=center\|60.98 \|align=center\|17 \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance
Pius Bazighe \|Javelin throw \|align=center\|70.78 \|align=center\|32 \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

Festus Igbinoghene

|Triple jump

|align=center|15.95

|align=center|35

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

Chima Ugwu

|Shot put

|align=center|18.39

|align=center|25

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

Adewale Olukoju

|Discus throw

|align=center|60.98

|align=center|17

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

Pius Bazighe

|Javelin throw

|align=center|70.78

|align=center|32

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

== Women ==

;Track and road events

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2\|Athletes !rowspan=2\|Events !colspan=2\|Heat Round 1 !colspan=2\|Heat Round 2 !colspan=2\|Semifinal !colspan=2\|Final
Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank
Chioma Ajunwa \|100 metres \|align=center\|11.25 \|align=center\|12 Q \|align=center\|11.24 \|align=center\|12 Q \|align=center\|11.14 \|align=center\|10 \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance
Mary Tombiri \|100 metres \|align=center\|11.50 \|align=center\|29 Q \|align=center\|11.56 \|align=center\|27 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
rowspan=2\|Mary Onyali \|100 metres \|align=center\|11.17 \|align=center\|6 Q \|align=center\|11.08 \|align=center\|3 Q \|align=center\|11.04 \|align=center\|4 Q \|align=center\|11.13 \|align=center\|7
200 metres \|align=center\|22.42 \|align=center\|2 Q \|align=center\|22.37 \|align=center\|2 Q \|align=center\|22.16 \|align=center\|3 Q \|align=center\|22.38 \|align=center\|Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
Calister Ubah \|200 metres \|align=center\|23.34 \|align=center\|27 q \|align=center\|23.62 \|align=center\|29 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Bisi Afolabi \|400 metres \|align=center\|51.80 \|align=center\|11 Q \|align=center\|51.07 \|align=center\|7 Q \|align=center\|51.40 \|align=center\|13 \|align=center colspan=2\|Did not advance
Falilat Ogunkoya \|400 metres \|align=center\|52.65 \|align=center\|30 Q \|align=center\|50.65 \|align=center\|3 Q \|align=center\|49.57 \|align=center\|2 Q \|align=center\|49.10 \|align=center\|Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
Fatima Yusuf \|400 metres \|align=center\|52.25 \|align=center\|21 Q \|align=center\|51.27 \|align=center\|12 Q \|align=center\|50.36 \|align=center\|6 Q \|align=center\|49.77 \|align=center\|6
Ime Akpan \|100 metres hurdles \|align=center\|13.11 \|align=center\|24 Q \|align=center\|13.02 \|align=center\|22 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Taiwo Aladefa \|100 metres hurdles \|align=center\|13.06 \|align=center\|21 Q \|align=center\|13.11 \|align=center\|26 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Angela Atede \|100 metres hurdles \|align=center\|12.88 \|align=center\|10 Q \|align=center\|12.85 \|align=center\|18 \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Lade Akinremi \|400 metres hurdles \|align=center\|56.83 \|align=center\|23 \|align=center colspan=2\|N/A \|align=center colspan=4\|Did not advance
Chioma Ajunwa Mary Onyali Christy Opara Mary Tombiri \|4 x 100 metres relay \|align=center\|43.54 \|align=center\|5 Q \|align=center colspan=4\|N/A \|align=center\|42.56 \|align=center\|5
Bisi Afolabi Falilat Ogunkoya Charity Opara Fatima Yusuf \|4 x 400 metres relay \|align=center\|3:23.24 \|align=center\|2 Q \|align=center colspan=4\|N/A \|align=center\|3:21.04 \|align=center\|Image:Silver medal icon.svg

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

rowspan=2|Athletes

!rowspan=2|Events

!colspan=2|Heat Round 1

!colspan=2|Heat Round 2

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

Chioma Ajunwa

|100 metres

|align=center|11.25

|align=center|12 Q

|align=center|11.24

|align=center|12 Q

|align=center|11.14

|align=center|10

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

Mary Tombiri

|100 metres

|align=center|11.50

|align=center|29 Q

|align=center|11.56

|align=center|27

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

rowspan=2|Mary Onyali

|100 metres

|align=center|11.17

|align=center|6 Q

|align=center|11.08

|align=center|3 Q

|align=center|11.04

|align=center|4 Q

|align=center|11.13

|align=center|7

200 metres

|align=center|22.42

|align=center|2 Q

|align=center|22.37

|align=center|2 Q

|align=center|22.16

|align=center|3 Q

|align=center|22.38

|align=center|Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

Calister Ubah

|200 metres

|align=center|23.34

|align=center|27 q

|align=center|23.62

|align=center|29

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Bisi Afolabi

|400 metres

|align=center|51.80

|align=center|11 Q

|align=center|51.07

|align=center|7 Q

|align=center|51.40

|align=center|13

|align=center colspan=2|Did not advance

Falilat Ogunkoya

|400 metres

|align=center|52.65

|align=center|30 Q

|align=center|50.65

|align=center|3 Q

|align=center|49.57

|align=center|2 Q

|align=center|49.10

|align=center|Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

Fatima Yusuf

|400 metres

|align=center|52.25

|align=center|21 Q

|align=center|51.27

|align=center|12 Q

|align=center|50.36

|align=center|6 Q

|align=center|49.77

|align=center|6

Ime Akpan

|100 metres hurdles

|align=center|13.11

|align=center|24 Q

|align=center|13.02

|align=center|22

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Taiwo Aladefa

|100 metres hurdles

|align=center|13.06

|align=center|21 Q

|align=center|13.11

|align=center|26

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Angela Atede

|100 metres hurdles

|align=center|12.88

|align=center|10 Q

|align=center|12.85

|align=center|18

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Lade Akinremi

|400 metres hurdles

|align=center|56.83

|align=center|23

|align=center colspan=2|N/A

|align=center colspan=4|Did not advance

Chioma Ajunwa
Mary Onyali
Christy Opara
Mary Tombiri

|4 x 100 metres relay

|align=center|43.54

|align=center|5 Q

|align=center colspan=4|N/A

|align=center|42.56

|align=center|5

Bisi Afolabi
Falilat Ogunkoya
Charity Opara
Fatima Yusuf

|4 x 400 metres relay

|align=center|3:23.24

|align=center|2 Q

|align=center colspan=4|N/A

|align=center|3:21.04

|align=center|Image:Silver medal icon.svg

;Field events

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !colspan=2\|Qualification !colspan=2\|Final
Result !Rank !Result !Rank
Chioma Ajunwa \|Long jump \|align=center\|6.81 \|align=center\|2 Q \|align=center\|7.12 \|align=center\|Image:Gold medal icon.svg

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

Chioma Ajunwa

|Long jump

|align=center|6.81

|align=center|2 Q

|align=center|7.12

|align=center|Image:Gold medal icon.svg

= Badminton =

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Round of 64 !colspan="2"\|Round of 32 !colspan="2"\|Round of 16 !colspan="2"\|Quarterfinals !colspan="2"\|Semifinals !colspan="3"\|Final
Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Rank
Kayode Akinsanya \|Singles \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Stuer-Lauridsen\|DEN\|1996 Summer}} \|align=center\|L 0-15 2-15 \|align=center colspan=11\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Round of 64

!colspan="2"|Round of 32

!colspan="2"|Round of 16

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="3"|Final

Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Rank

Kayode Akinsanya

|Singles

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Stuer-Lauridsen|DEN|1996 Summer}}

|align=center|L 0-15 2-15

|align=center colspan=11|Did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Round of 64 !colspan="2"\|Round of 32 !colspan="2"\|Round of 16 !colspan="2"\|Quarterfinals !colspan="2"\|Semifinals !colspan="3"\|Final
Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Rank
Obigeli Olorunsola \|Singles \|align=center colspan=2\|bye \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Bang\|KOR\|1996 Summer}} \|align=center\|L 0-15 0-15 \|align=center colspan=9\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Round of 64

!colspan="2"|Round of 32

!colspan="2"|Round of 16

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="3"|Final

Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Rank

Obigeli Olorunsola

|Singles

|align=center colspan=2|bye

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Bang|KOR|1996 Summer}}

|align=center|L 0-15 0-15

|align=center colspan=9|Did not advance

;Mixed

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Round of 64 !colspan="2"\|Round of 32 !colspan="2"\|Round of 16 !colspan="2"\|Quarterfinals !colspan="2"\|Semifinals !colspan="3"\|Final
Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Rank
Obigeli Olorunsola Kayode Akinsanya \|Doubles \|align=center colspan=2\|N/A \|{{flagicon\|DEN}} Olsen, Jakobsen (DEN) \|L 1-15 2-15 \|align=center colspan=9\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Round of 64

!colspan="2"|Round of 32

!colspan="2"|Round of 16

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="3"|Final

Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Rank

Obigeli Olorunsola
Kayode Akinsanya

|Doubles

|align=center colspan=2|N/A

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Olsen, Jakobsen (DEN)

|L 1-15 2-15

|align=center colspan=9|Did not advance

= Boxing =

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|Event !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinal !Semifinal !Final
Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result
Kehinde Aweda \|Bantamweight \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Khasanov\|TJK\|1996 Summer}} L 20-10 \|colspan=4 align=center \|Did not advance
Daniel Attah \|Featherweight \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Ipera\|PNG\|1996 Summer}} W 14-2 \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Nagy\|HUN\|1996 Summer}} L 14-12 \|colspan=3 align=center \|Did not advance
Albert Eromosele \|Light-middleweight \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Horodnichov\|UKR\|1996 Summer}} L 18-4 \|colspan=4 align=center \|Did not advance
Duncan Dokiwari \|Super-heavyweight \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Samadi\|IRI\|1996 Summer}} W RSC \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Khan\|PAK\|1996 Summer}} W RSC \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Məmmədov\|AZE\|1996 Summer}} W RSC \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Wolfgramm\|TGA\|1996 Summer}} L 7-6 Image:Bronze medal icon.svg \|align=center\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Final

Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

Kehinde Aweda

|Bantamweight

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Khasanov|TJK|1996 Summer}}
L 20-10

|colspan=4 align=center |Did not advance

Daniel Attah

|Featherweight

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Ipera|PNG|1996 Summer}}
W 14-2

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Nagy|HUN|1996 Summer}}
L 14-12

|colspan=3 align=center |Did not advance

Albert Eromosele

|Light-middleweight

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Horodnichov|UKR|1996 Summer}}
L 18-4

|colspan=4 align=center |Did not advance

Duncan Dokiwari

|Super-heavyweight

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Samadi|IRI|1996 Summer}}
W RSC

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Khan|PAK|1996 Summer}}
W RSC

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Məmmədov|AZE|1996 Summer}}
W RSC

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Wolfgramm|TGA|1996 Summer}}
L 7-6
Image:Bronze medal icon.svg

|align=center|Did not advance

= Football =

== Men's Tournament ==

;Group Stage – Group C

width=150\|Team !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GD\|Goal difference}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pts\|Points}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|BRA}} \|3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|NGR}} \|3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
align=left\|{{fb\|JPN}} \|3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
align=left\|{{fb\|HUN}} \|3	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

{{football box

|date = July 21, 1996
18.30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NGR}}

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071123235142/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197142/matches/match=32224/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|HUN}}

|goals1 = Kanu {{goal|44}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Citrus Bowl, Orlando

| attendance = 25,303

| referee = Un-Prasert (THA)

}}

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{{football box

|date = July 23, 1996
20.30

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NGR}}

|score = 2 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071107072851/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197142/matches/match=32232/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

|goals1 = Babangida {{goal|82}}
Okocha {{goal|90|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Citrus Bowl, Orlando

| attendance = 22,734

| referee = Collina (ITA)

}}

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{{football box

|date = July 25, 1996
21.00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1 – 0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071109061458/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197142/matches/match=32239/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NGR}}

|goals1 = Ronaldo {{goal|30}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami

| attendance = 55,650

| referee = Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)

}}

;Quarterfinal

{{football box

|date = July 28, 1996
16:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 0 – 2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071124001441/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197142/matches/match=32244/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NGA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Okocha {{goal|20}}
C. Babayaro {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Legion Field, Birmingham

| attendance = 44,788

| referee = Al Mehannah (KSA)

}}

;Semifinal

{{football box

|date = July 31, 1996
18:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

|score = 4 – 3 (ASDET)

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071109061508/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197142/matches/match=32247/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|goals1 = Roberto Carlos {{goal|20|o.g.}}
Ikpeba {{goal|78}}
Kanu {{goal|90}}, {{golden goal|94}}

|goals2 = Flavio Conceição 1', 38'
Bebeto {{goal|28}}

|stadium = Sanford Stadium, Athens

| attendance = 78,587

| referee = Garcia Aranda (ESP)

}}

;Gold medal match

{{football box

|date = August 3, 1996
15:45

|team1 = Image:Gold medal icon.svg {{fb-rt|NGA}}

|score = 3 – 2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071124001452/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197142/matches/match=32249/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}

|goals1 = Babayaro {{goal|28}}
Amokachi {{goal|74}}
Amuneke {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = C. López {{goal|3}}
Crespo {{goal|50|pen.}}

|stadium = Sanford Stadium, Athens

|attendance = 86,117

|referee = Collina (ITA)

}}

;Team roster

= Judo =

;Men

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
Athlete !Event !Result
Suleman Musa \|Half-Middleweight \|21

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

Athlete

!Event

!Result

Suleman Musa

|Half-Middleweight

|21

= Table Tennis =

== Men's Singles Tournament ==

;Group Stage - Group M

width=200\|Team !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GW\|Games won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GL\|Games lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PW\|Points won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PL\|Points lost}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Wenguan Johnny Huang\|CAN\|1996 Summer}} \|3	3	0	6	0	126	76
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Chen Xinhua\|GBR\|1996 Summer}} \|3	2	1	4	4	142	145
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|David Zhuang\|USA\|1996 Summer}} \|3	1	2	3	4	122	126
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Sule Olaleye\|NGR\|1996 Summer}} \|3	0	3	1	6	102	145

;Group Stage - Group P

width=200\|Team !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GW\|Games won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GL\|Games lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PW\|Points won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PL\|Points lost}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Patrick Chila\|FRA\|1996 Summer}} \|3	3	0	6	2	158	120
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Konstantinos Kreanga\|GRE\|1996 Summer}} \|3	2	1	5	2	133	114
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Segun Toriola\|NGR\|1996 Summer}} \|3	1	2	2	5	98	133
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Chetan Baboor\|IND\|1996 Summer}} \|3	0	3	2	6	132	154

== Men's Doubles Tournament ==

;Group Stage - Group H

width=200\|Team !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GW\|Games won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GL\|Games lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PW\|Points won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PL\|Points lost}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|JPN}} Koji Matsushita / Hiroshi Shibutani \|3	3	0	6	0	129	95
align=left\|{{flagicon\|SCG}} Slobodan Grujić / Ilija Lupulesku \|3	2	1	4	2	117	115
align=left\|{{flagicon\|NGR}} Sule Olaleye / Segun Toriola \|3	1	2	2	4	114	115
align=left\|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Petr Korbel / Josef Plachy \|3	0	3	0	6	94	129

== Women's Singles Tournament ==

;Group Stage - Group I

width=200\|Team !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GW\|Games won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GL\|Games lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PW\|Points won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PL\|Points lost}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Kim Hyon-Hui\|PRK\|1996 Summer}} \|3	3	0	6	0	128	100
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Jie Schöpp\|GER\|1996 Summer}} \|3	2	1	4	2	120	88
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Elena Timina\|RUS\|1996 Summer}} \|3	1	2	2	4	108	113
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Funke Oshonaike\|NGR\|1996 Summer}} \|3	0	3	0	6	71	126

;Group Stage - Group P

width=200\|Team !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GW\|Games won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GL\|Games lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PW\|Points won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PL\|Points lost}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Dai-Yong Tu\|SUI\|1996 Summer}} \|3	3	0	6	1	148	95
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Lyanne Kosaka\|BRA\|1996 Summer}} \|3	2	1	4	2	99	105
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Emilia Ciosu\|ROU\|1996 Summer}} \|3	1	2	3	5	151	157
align=left\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Bose Kaffo\|NGR\|1996 Summer}} \|3	0	3	1	6	103	144

== Men's Doubles Tournament ==

;Group Stage - Group H

width=200\|Team !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GW\|Games won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GL\|Games lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PW\|Points won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|PL\|Points lost}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{flagicon\|RUS}} Irina Palina / Elena Timina \|3	3	0	6	0	126	75
align=left\|{{flagicon\|USA}} Wei Wang / Lily Yip \|3	2	1	4	4	130	137
align=left\|{{flagicon\|NED}} Emily Noor / Huberta Vriesekoop \|3	1	2	3	4	122	131
align=left\|{{flagicon\|NGR}} Bose Kaffo / Olufunke Oshonaike \|3	0	3	1	6	102	136

= Tennis =

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"\|Athlete !rowspan="2"\|Event !colspan="2"\|Round of 64 !colspan="2"\|Round of 32 !colspan="2"\|Round of 16 !colspan="2"\|Quarterfinals !colspan="2"\|Semifinals !colspan="3"\|Final
Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Opposition !Score !Rank
Sule Ladipo \|Singles \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Stoltenberg\|AUS\|1996 Summer}} \|align=center\|L 6⁴-7⁷ 3-6 \|align=center colspan=11\|Did not advance

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Round of 64

!colspan="2"|Round of 32

!colspan="2"|Round of 16

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinals

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="3"|Final

Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Opposition

!Score

!Rank

Sule Ladipo

|Singles

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Stoltenberg|AUS|1996 Summer}}

|align=center|L 6⁴-7⁷ 3-6

|align=center colspan=11|Did not advance

= Weightlifting =

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2\|Athletes !rowspan=2\|Events !colspan=2\|Snatch !colspan=2\|Clean & Jerk !rowspan=2\|Total !rowspan=2\|Rank
Result !Rank !Result !Rank
Mojisola Oluwa \|Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 70 kg
70 kg \|align=center\|140.0 \|align=center\|18 \|align=center\|170.0 \|align=center\|=17 \|align=center\|310.0 \|align=center\|18

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

rowspan=2|Athletes

!rowspan=2|Events

!colspan=2|Snatch

!colspan=2|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

Mojisola Oluwa

|Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 70 kg

70 kg

|align=center|140.0

|align=center|18

|align=center|170.0

|align=center|=17

|align=center|310.0

|align=center|18

= Wrestling =

;Greco-Roman

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|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
Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result
Tiebiri Godswill \|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg
52 kg \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Anev\|BUL\|1996 Summer}} L 11-0 \|align=center colspan=4\| Did not advance \|align=center\|N/A \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Vartanovas\|LTU\|1996 Summer}} L 4-0 \|align=center colspan=4\| Did not advance

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|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

Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

Tiebiri Godswill

|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg

52 kg

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Anev|BUL|1996 Summer}}
L 11-0

|align=center colspan=4| Did not advance

|align=center|N/A

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Vartanovas|LTU|1996 Summer}}
L 4-0

|align=center colspan=4| Did not advance

;Freestyle

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%
rowspan=2\|Athlete !rowspan=2\|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
Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result !Opposition Result
Isaac Jacob \|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg
48 kg \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Vila\|CUB\|1996 Summer}} L 4-0 \|align=center colspan=4\| Did not advance \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Ramírez\|GUA\|1996 Summer}} W 3-0 \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Torgovkin\|KGZ\|1996 Summer}} W Default \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Corduneanu\|ROU\|1996 Summer}} L 7-6 \|align=center colspan=3\| Did not advance
Ibo Oziti \|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg
68 kg \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Zazirov\|UKR\|1996 Summer}} L 11-0 \|align=center colspan=4\| Did not advance \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Fallah\|IRI\|1996 Summer}} L 1-0 \|align=center colspan=5\| Did not advance
Victor Kodei \|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg
90 kg \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Khadem\|IRI\|1996 Summer}} L 6-1 \|align=center colspan=4\| Did not advance \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Betancourt\|PUR\|1996 Summer}} W 10-0 \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Bianco\|CAN\|1996 Summer}} W 7-0 \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Bacsa\|HUN\|1996 Summer}} W 7-4 \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Kim\|KOR\|1996 Summer}} W 7-0 \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Lohyňa\|SVK\|1996 Summer}} L 10-0 \|align=center\|{{flagIOCathlete\|Tedieiev\|UKR\|1996 Summer}} L Fall

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%

rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|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

Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

Isaac Jacob

|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg

48 kg

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Vila|CUB|1996 Summer}}
L 4-0

|align=center colspan=4| Did not advance

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Ramírez|GUA|1996 Summer}}
W 3-0

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Torgovkin|KGZ|1996 Summer}}
W Default

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Corduneanu|ROU|1996 Summer}}
L 7-6

|align=center colspan=3| Did not advance

Ibo Oziti

|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 68 kg

68 kg

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Zazirov|UKR|1996 Summer}}
L 11-0

|align=center colspan=4| Did not advance

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Fallah|IRI|1996 Summer}}
L 1-0

|align=center colspan=5| Did not advance

Victor Kodei

|Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 90 kg

90 kg

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Khadem|IRI|1996 Summer}}
L 6-1

|align=center colspan=4| Did not advance

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Betancourt|PUR|1996 Summer}}
W 10-0

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Bianco|CAN|1996 Summer}}
W 7-0

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Bacsa|HUN|1996 Summer}}
W 7-4

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Kim|KOR|1996 Summer}}
W 7-0

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Lohyňa|SVK|1996 Summer}}
L 10-0

|align=center|{{flagIOCathlete|Tedieiev|UKR|1996 Summer}}
L Fall

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070612020125/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
[http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/NGR/summer/1996/ sports-reference]

Category:Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996

Olympic Games

width=180\|Sport ! width=55\|Men ! width=55\|Women ! width=55\|Total
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
align=left\|Athletics \| 19	13	32
align=left\|Badminton \| 1	1	2
align=left\|Boxing \| 4	–	4
align=left\|Football \| 16	0	16
align=left\|Judo \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Table tennis \| 2	2	4
align=left\|Tennis \| 1	0	1
align=left\|Weightlifting \| 1	–	1
align=left\|Wrestling \| 4	–	4
Total \|\| 49 \|\| 16 \|\| 65

width=150\|Team !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pld\|Matches played}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|GD\|Goal difference}} !width=20\|{{abbr\|Pts\|Points}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|BRA}} \|3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
bgcolor="#ccffcc" \|align=left\|{{fb\|NGR}} \|3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
align=left\|{{fb\|JPN}} \|3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6
align=left\|{{fb\|HUN}} \|3	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Medalists

Competitors

Results by event

= Athletics =

== Men ==

== Women ==

= Badminton =

= Boxing =

= Football =

== Men's Tournament ==

= Judo =

= Table Tennis =

== Men's Singles Tournament ==

== Men's Doubles Tournament ==

== Women's Singles Tournament ==

== Men's Doubles Tournament ==

= Tennis =

= Weightlifting =

= Wrestling =

See also

References