Figures: Team Nigeria’s exploits at the Olympics

Figures: Team Nigeria’s exploits at the Olympics

Figures: Team Nigeria’s exploits at the Olympics

Nigerian weightlifter, Joy Ogbonne Eze not having a good day at the Olympics

The Nigerian contingent will be returning home the same way they arrived the Summer Olympics, Paris 2024 two weeks ago.

BlackBox Nigeria brings you important figures that captures Nigeria’s participation at the Olympics.

1952: First edition of the Olympic Games Nigeria participated in. It held in Helsinki, Finland.

Nigeria participated at the 1952 Olympics under colonial banners, the country gained independence eight years later.

1964: Nigeria won her first medal at the Olympics in 1964, a bronze medal won by Nojeem Maiyegun in the Men’s light middleweight boxing event.

Nojeem Mayeigun after winning Bronze for Nigeria at at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.

1996: Nigeria won her first gold medal at the Olympics in 1996 held in Atlanta, USA. The country infact won two; Chioma Ajunwa in the long jump event and the country’s male football team.

Nigeria’s victorious football squad was tagged ‘The Dream Team” following their 1996 golden victory.

206: The number of countries who participated at Paris 2024.

88: Number of Nigerian competitors at Paris 2024.

Tobi Amusan leads other competitors from Nigeria to Paris 2024

86: Number of countries who have been recorded on the medals’ table.


Olympic medals table

63: Female competitors for the Nigerian contingent.

The female basketball team gave an impressive performance in Paris.

25: Male competitors for the Nigerian contingent.

27: Total number of medals won by Nigeria at previous editions of the Olympics.

Nigeria wins 4*400 relay gold at Sydney 2000

22: Total number of events Nigerian athletes competed in.

Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Onyekwechi competing in the Shot Put finals

18: Total number of Olympic editions Nigeria has participated in.

Nigerian contingent at a previous Olympics

0: Number of medals won by Nigeria at Paris 2024.

No Nigerian representing the country climbed on the medals’ podium
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