Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Nigeria participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States with a delegation of 65 athletes (49 men and 16 women ) participated.
- 2.1 badminton
- 2.2 boxes
- 2.3 Football
- 2.4 weightlifting
- 2.5 Judo
- 2.6 Athletics
- 2.7 rings
- 2.8 Tennis
- 2.9 Table Tennis
Medalist
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Participants by sport
Badminton
- Kayode Akinsanya Single: 33rd Mixed Double: 17th Place
- Obigeli Olorunsola Women, Singles: 17th Place Mixed Double: 17th Place
Boxing
- Kehinde Aweda Bantamweight: 17th Place
- Daniel Attah Featherweight: 9th place
- Albert Eromosele Light Middleweight: 17th Place
- Duncan Dokiwari Super Heavyweight: Bronze
Football
- Men's team gold
- Squad Celestine Babayaro Taribo West Nwankwo Kanu 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: 21 Place
Athletics
- Davidson Ezinwa 100 meters: 6th place 4 x 100: Semi-finals
- Deji Aliu 100 meters: Quarter-finals 4 x 100: Semi-finals
- Olapade Adeniken 100 meters: Quarter-finals
- Francis Obikwelu 200 meters: Semi-finals 4 x 100: Semi-finals
- Seun Ogunkoya 200 meters: Quarter-finals
- Sunday Bada 400 meters: Semi-finals 4 x 400: Semi-finals
- Clement Chukwu 400 meters: Quarter-finals 4 x 400: Semi-finals
- Jew Monye 400 meters: Quarter-finals
- William Erese 110 meters hurdles: Heats
- Moses Oyiki 110 meters hurdles: Heats
- Steve Adegbite 110 meters hurdles: Heats
- Kehinde Aladefa 400 meters hurdles: Heats
- Osmond Ezinwa 4 x 100: Semi-finals
- Udeme Ekpenyong 4 x 400: Semi-finals
- Ayuba Machem 4 x 400: Semi-finals
- Festus Igbinoghene Triple Jump: 35th place in qualifying
- Chima Ugwu Shot Put: 25th place in qualifying
- Adewale Olukoju Discus Throw: 17th place in qualifying
- Pius Bazighe Javelin: 32nd place in the qualification
- Mary Onyali Women, 100 yards: 7th place Women, 200 meters: Bronze Women 4 x 100 meters: 5th place
- Chioma Ajunwa Women, 100 meters: Semi-finals Women 4 x 100 meters: 5th place Women 's long jump: Gold
- Mary Tombiri Women, 100 meters: Quarter-finals Women 4 x 100 meters: 5th place
- Calister Ubah Women, 200 meters: Quarter-finals
- Falilat Ogunkoya Women, 400 meters: Bronze Women, 4 x 400: Silver
- Fatima Yusuf Women, 400 meters: 6th place Women, 4 x 400: Silver
- Olabisi Afolabi Women, 400 meters: Semi-finals Women, 4 x 400: Silver
- Angela Atede Women, 100 m hurdles: Quarter-finals
- Taiwo Aladefa Women, 100 m hurdles: Quarter-finals
- Ime Akpan Women, 100 m hurdles: Quarter-finals
- Load Akinremi Women 400 Meter Hurdles: Heats
- Christy Opara - Thompson Women 4 x 100 meters: 5th place
- Charity Opara Women, 4 x 400: Silver
Wrestling
- Tiebiri Godswill Flyweight, Greco- Roman: 17th Place
- Isaac Jacob Flyweight, Greco- Roman: 9th place
- Ibo Oziti Lightweight, Freestyle: 18th Place
- Victor Kodei Light Heavyweight, Freestyle: 6th place
Tennis
- Suleiman Ladipo Single: 33rd
Table tennis
- Segun Toriola Single: 33rd Double: 17th Place
- Sule Olaleye Single: 49th place Double: 17th Place
- Funke Oshonaike Women, Singles: 49th Women Doubles: 25th place