Nigeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. It sent a delegation of six male athletes to compete in track & field, powerlifting and table tennis.

History Nigeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona when they sent a delegation of six men to compete in track & field, powerlifting and table tennis.Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee Adeoye Ajibola won two gold medals in sprint, while Monday Emoghawve obtained one in powerlifting. Nigeria has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, though it has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

At the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, Nigeria won 10 medals (4 gold, 1 silver, and 5 bronze),Nigeria at the Paralympics , International Paralympic Committee and Nigeria won 7 more medals (2 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze) at the Paris 2024, bringing its total to 87.

Medals

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1960 Rome did not participate 1964 Tokyo 1968 Tel Aviv Heidelberg 1972 Toronto 1976 Arnhem 1980 New York 1984 - Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 6 3 0 0 3 21 Atlanta 1996 8 3 2 3 8 21 Sydney 2000 31 7 1 5 13 23 Athens 2004 14 5 4 3 12 23 Beijing 2008 28 4 4 1 9 29 London 2012 27 6 5 2 13 23 Rio de Janeiro 2016 23 8 2 2 12 30 Tokyo 2020 22 4 1 5 10 33 Paris 2024 24 2 3 2 7 40 Los Angeles 2028 Brisbane 2032 Total 40 19 21 80 36

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Örnsköldsvik 1976 did not participate Geilo 1980 Innsbruck 1984 Innsbruck 1988 Albertville 1992 Lillehammer 1994 Nagano 1998 Salt Lake City 2002 Turin 2006 Vancouver 2010 Sochi 2014 Pyeongchang 2018 Beijing 2022 Future event Total 0 0 0 0 −

Medals by Summer Sport Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 14 4 4 22 Powerlifting 26 18 14 58 Table tennis 2 0 4 6 Badminton 0 0 1 1 Total 42 22 23 87

Medals by Winter Sport Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Total 0 0 0 0

Medallists Nigeria made its Paralympic debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, where they claimed three gold medals.

Medal Name Games Sport Event 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 100m TS4 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 200M TS4 1992 Barcelona Powerlifting Men's 48 kg 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 100m T45-46 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 200m T45-46 1996 Atlanta Powerlifting Men's 60 kg 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's long jump F45-46 1996 Atlanta Powerlifting Men's 48 kg 1996 Atlanta Powerlifting Men's 52 kg 1996 Atlanta Powerlifting Men's 100 kg 1996 Atlanta Table tennis Women's open 1-5 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's javelin F58 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Men's 67.5 kg 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 48 kg 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 60 kg 2000 Sydney Powerlifing Women's 67.5 kg 2000 Sydney Table Tennis Men's singles class 9 Tunde Adisa Femi Alabi 2000 Sydney Table Tennis Men's team class 9 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 44 kg 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Men's 56 kg 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 52 kg 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 75 kg 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg 2000 Sydney Table tennis Men's singles class 9 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 100m T12 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 200m T12 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 400m T12 2004 Athens Athletics Men's javelin F58 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 44 kg 2004 Athens Athletics Women's javelin F56-58 2004 Athens Powerlifting Men's 100 kg 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 40 kg 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 56 kg 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 48 kg 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 75 kg 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's shot put F57/58 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's discus F57/58 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's 48 kg 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Men's 48 kg 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 100m T12 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Men's 100 kg 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's 67.5kg 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's 60 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Men's 48 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 44 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 48 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 52 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Men's 52 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Men's 56 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 75 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Men's 60 kg 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 56 kg 2012 London Athletics Women's shot put F57-58 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 67.5 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Men's 54 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Men's 65 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's shot put F40 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 61 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 73 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 79 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's +86 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 45 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 55 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Men's 72 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's discus throw F57 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 86 kg 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 79 kg 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 45 kg 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's Javelin F54 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 86 kg 2020 Tokyo Table tennis Men's Teams Classes 9-10 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 61 kg 2020 Tokyo Table tennis Men's Teams Classes 9-10 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 67 kg 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's Shot put F57 2020 Tokyo Table Tennis Men's Teams Classes 9-10 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's Shot put F40 2024 Paris Powerlifting Women's 61 kg 2024 Paris Powerlifting Women's +86 kg 2024 Paris Powerlifting Women's 41 kg 2024 Paris Powerlifting Women's 79 kg 2024 Paris Athletics Women's javelin throw F54 2024 Paris Badminton Women's singles SL3 2024 Paris Table tennis Men's individual Class 4

See also Nigeria at the Olympics

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