Nigeria competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation made its debut in Helsinki 1952, Nigerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for Montreal 1976 as part of the Congolese-led boycott.
Nigeria, however, failed to earn a single Olympic medal for the first time since the 2012 Summer Olympics. Notable athletes include Samuel Ogazi, who fell out of the Olympic podium by finishing seventh in the men's 400 m, with Nigeria's men's 4 × 400 metres relay having been disqualified for lane infringement. Blessing Oborududu fell short of her Olympic medal in women's freestyle 68 kg in wrestling, losing to bronze medalist Nonoka Ozaki of Japan.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 18 18 36Badminton 1 0 1Basketball 0 12 12Boxing 2 1 3Canoeing 0 2 2Cycling 0 1 1Football 0 18 18Swimming 1 1 2Table tennis 2 2 4Taekwondo 0 1 1Weightlifting 0 2 2Wrestling 1 5 6 Total 25 63 88
Athletics
Nigerian track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankFavour AsheMen's 100 m10.164 q colspan=2 10.08 6 Did not advanceGodson OghenebrumeKayinsola Ajayi10.021 Qcolspan=2 10.136Did not advanceUdodi OnwuzurikeMen's 200 m20.555 R20.511 Q20.727Did not advanceEmmanuel BamideleMen's 400 mDid not advanceSamuel Ogazi44.502 Q colspan="2" 44.41344.737Chidi Okezie45.52445.925Did not advanceEdose IbadinMen's 800 m1.46:566 R1:49.097Did not advanceEzekiel NathanielMen's 400 m hurdles48.382 Q48.655Did not advanceFavour AsheKayinsola Ajayi Usheoritse ItsekiriAlaba AkintolaMen's 4 × 100 metres relay38.207colspan=4 Did not advanceChidi OkezieDubem AmeneEzekiel Nathaniel Ifeanyi Emmanuel OjeliMen's 4 × 400 metres relaycolspan=4 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankRosemary ChukwumaWomen's 100 m11.263 Q colspan="2" 11.398Did not advanceFavour Ofili colspan="2" Did not advanceTima Godbless11.336 colspan="2" Did not advanceFavour OfiliWomen's 200 m22.241 Qcolspan=2 22.052 Q22.246Tima GodblessDid not advanceElla OnojuvwevwoWomen's 400 m51.656 R50.591 Q51.056Did not advanceEsther JosephDid not advanceTobi AmusanWomen's 100 m hurdles12.491 Qcolspan=2 12.553Did not advanceFavour OfiliTima GodblessRosemary Chukwuma Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan Women's 4 × 100 metres relay42.70 6colspan=4 Did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankElla OnojuvwevwoSamuel OgaziIfeanyi Emmanuel OjeliPatience Okon GeorgeMixed 4 × 400 metres relay3:19.999colspan=4 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionChukwuebuka EnekwechiMen's shot put21.139 q21.426Chinecherem NnamdiMen's javelin throw77.5314Did not advanceTemitope AdeshinaWomen's high jump1.889Did not advanceRuth UsoroWomen's long jump6.685 q6.5810Ese Brume6.764 Q6.705Prestina Ochonogor6.657 q6.2412Obiageri AmaechiWomen's discus throw45.4516Did not advanceAshley Anumba58.8314Did not advanceChioma Onyekwere60.7815Did not advanceOyesade OlatoyeWomen's hammer throw66.4114Did not advance
Badminton
Nigeria entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
Athlete Event Group stage Elimination Quarter-final Semi-final Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Men's singles L 0–2 L 0–2 3Did not advance
Basketball
5×5 basketball Summary TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNigeria women'sWomen's tournament W 75–62 L 54–75W 79–703<br/ >L 74–88Did not advance8
Women's tournament
The Nigeria women's national basketball team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top two eligible nations at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Antwerp, Belgium.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Boxing
For the first time since 2016, Nigeria entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. Dolapo Omole (men's featherweight), Olaitan Olaore (men's heavyweight) and Cynthia Ogunsemilore (women's lightweight) secured one spots in their respective division by advancing to the final match and win the 2023 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. However, Cynthia Ogunsemilore was ultimately disqualified for failing a drug test, (alternate link) with Dolapo Omole having failed to participate for unknown reasons.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDolapo OmoleMen's 57 kgDid not participateOlaitan OlaoreMen's 92 kg L 0–5Did not advanceCynthia OgunsemiloreWomen's 60 kgDisqualified
Canoeing
Sprint 2 Nigerian female canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the gold medal result in the C-2 500 metres event at the 2023 African Olympic in Abuja, Nigeria.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Ayomide BelloBeauty OtudeoWomen's C-2 500 m2:10.1162:07.866bye2:15.205 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Nigeria qualified one rider to compete in the women's road race by finishing in the top two at the 2023 African Championships in Accra, Ghana.
AthleteEventTimeRankEse UkpeserayeWomen's road race—
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTime Speed (km/h)RankOpposition Time Speed (km/h)Opposition Time Speed (km/h)Opposition Time Speed (km/h)Opposition Time Speed (km/h)Opposition Time Speed (km/h)Opposition Time Speed (km/h)RankRankOpposition Time Speed (km/h)RankEse UkpeserayeWomen's sprint11.652 61.79228Did not advance Keirin AthleteEventRound 1RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankRankRankRankRankEse UkpeserayeWomen's keirin6 R4Did not advance
Football
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankNigeria women'sWomen's tournament L 0–1 L 0–1 L 1–3Did not advance
Women's tournament
Nigeria women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round match in the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament.
Team roster
Group play
Swimming
Nigeria sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTobi SijuadeMen's 50 m freestyle23.3443Did not advanceAdaku NwanduWomen's 50 m freestyle26.6234Did not advance
Table tennis
Nigeria entered four table tennis player into Paris 2024. Olajide Omotayo, Offiong Edem and Fatimo Bello qualified for the games following the triumph of winning one of six available quota places, in their respective event, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. Quadri Aruna also qualified as the highest rank African table tennis player.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankQuadri ArunaMen's singlescolspan=1 L 3–4Did not advanceOlajide Omotayocolspan=1 L 1–4Did not advanceOffiong EdemWomen's singlescolspan=1 L 0–4Did not advanceFatimo Bellocolspan=1 L 0–4Did not advance
Taekwondo
Nigeria qualified one athlete to compete at the games. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Elizabeth Anyanacho qualified for Paris 2024 following the triumph of her victory in the semifinal round in under 67 kg class, at the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankElizabeth AnyanachoWomen's −67 kg L 0–2Did not advance
Weightlifting
Nigeria entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rafiatu Lawal (women's 59 kg) and Joy Ogbonne Eze (women's 71 kg) secured two of the top ten slots in their weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankRafiatu LawalWomen's −59 kg100713042305Joy Ogbonne EzeWomen's −71 kg101913172327
Wrestling
Nigeria qualified six wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Odunayo Adekuoroye qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; meanwhile the other five wrestlers qualified by winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.
Freestyle AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAshton MutuwaMen's −125 kg L PODid not advanceChristianah OgunsanyaWomen's −53 kg L VTDid not advanceOdunayo AdekuoroyeWomen's −57 kg W 0–0VB L 0–5VTDid not advanceEsther KolawoleWomen's −62 kg L PODid not advanceBlessing OborududuWomen's −68 kg W 8–2PO W 6–2PO L 1–3POBye L 0–3PO5Hannah RuebenWomen's −76 kgL 2–5 PPDid not advance
See also Nigeria at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
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