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Nigeria at the Paralympics

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Nigeria at the
Paralympics
IPC codeNGR
NPCNigeria Paralympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
40
Silver
19
Bronze
21
Total
80
Summer appearances

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.[1]

History

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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.[2] Adeoye Ajibola won two gold medals in sprint, while Monday Emoghawve obtained one in powerlifting.[2] Nigeria has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, though it has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.[3]

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

Medals

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Medallists

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Nigeria made its Paralympic debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, where they claimed three gold medals.[6][7]

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Gold Adeoye Ajibola Spain 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 100m TS4
 Gold Adeoye Ajibola Spain 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's 200M TS4
 Gold Monday Emoghawve Spain 1992 Barcelona Powerlifting Men's 48 kg
 Gold Adeoye Ajibola United States 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 100m T45-46
 Gold Adeoye Ajibola United States 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's 200m T45-46
 Gold Monday Emoghawve United States 1996 Atlanta Powerlifting Men's 60 kg
 Silver Adeoye Ajibola United States 1996 Atlanta Athletics Men's long jump F45-46
 Silver Abraham Obaretin United States 1996 Atlanta Powerlifting Men's 48 kg
 Bronze Johnson Sulola United States 1996 Atlanta Powerlifting Men's 52 kg
 Bronze Patrick Akutaekwe United States 1996 Atlanta Powerlifting Men's 100 kg
 Bronze Nasiru Sule United States 1996 Atlanta Table tennis Women's open 1-5
 Gold Edith Nzuruike Australia 2000 Sydney Athletics Women's javelin F58
 Gold Monday Emoghawve Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Men's 67.5 kg
 Gold Iyabo Ismaila Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 48 kg
 Gold Victoria Nneji Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 60 kg
 Gold Patricia Okafor Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifing Women's 67.5 kg
 Gold Tajudeen Agunbiade Australia 2000 Sydney Table Tennis Men's singles class 9
 Gold Tajudeen Agunbiade
Tunde Adisa
Femi Alabi
Australia 2000 Sydney Table Tennis Men's team class 9
 Silver Lucy Ejike Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 44 kg
 Bronze Stephen Davou Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Men's 56 kg
 Bronze Patricia Nnaji Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 52 kg
 Bronze Kike Adedeji Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's 75 kg
 Bronze Faith Igbinehin Australia 2000 Sydney Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg
 Bronze Femi Alabi Australia 2000 Sydney Table tennis Men's singles class 9
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 100m T12
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 200m T12
 Gold Adekundo Adesoji Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Men's 400m T12
 Gold Silver Ezeikpe Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Men's javelin F58
 Gold Lucy Ejike Greece 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 44 kg
 Silver Eucharia Iyiazi Greece 2004 Athens Athletics Women's javelin F56-58
 Silver Solomon Ikechukwu Greece 2004 Athens Powerlifting Men's 100 kg
 Silver Ijeoma John Greece 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 40 kg
 Silver Patience Aghimile Greece 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 56 kg
 Bronze Ruel Ishaku Greece 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 48 kg
 Bronze Kike Adedeji Greece 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's 75 kg
 Bronze Grace Anozie Greece 2004 Athens Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg
 Gold Eucharia Iyiazi China 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's shot put F57/58
 Gold Eucharia Iyiazi China 2008 Beijing Athletics Women's discus F57/58
 Gold Lucy Ejike China 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's 48 kg
 Gold Ruel Ishaku China 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Men's 48 kg
 Silver Adekunle Adesoji China 2008 Beijing Athletics Men's 100m T12
 Silver Obioma Daleth China 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Men's 100 kg
 Silver Grace Anozie China 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's +82.5kg
 Silver Amoge Victoria China 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's 67.5kg
 Bronze Patience Aghimile China 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's 60 kg
 Gold Yakubu Adesokan United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Men's 48 kg
 Gold Ivory Nwokorie United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 44 kg
 Gold Esther Oyema United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 48 kg
 Gold Joy Onaolapo United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 52 kg
 Silver Ikechukwu Obichukwu United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Men's 52 kg
 Silver Anthony Ulonnam United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Men's 56 kg
 Silver Folashade Oluwafemiayo United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 75 kg
 Silver Ifeanyi Nnajiofor United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Men's 60 kg
 Silver Lucy Ejike United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 56 kg
 Bronze Eucharia Iyiazi United Kingdom 2012 London Athletics Women's shot put F57-58
 Bronze Victoria Nneji United Kingdom 2012 London Powerlifting Women's 67.5 kg
 Gold Roland Ezuruike Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Men's 54 kg
 Gold Paul Kehinde Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Men's 65 kg
 Gold Lauritta Onye Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's shot put F40
 Gold Lucy Ejike Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 61 kg
 Gold Ndidi Nwosu Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 73 kg
 Gold Bose Omolayo Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 79 kg
 Gold Josephine Orji Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's +86 kg
 Silver Latifat Tijani Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 45 kg
 Silver Esther Oyema Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Women's 55 kg
 Bronze Nnamdi Innocent Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Powerlifting Men's 72 kg
 Bronze Eucharia Iyiazi Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's discus throw F57
 Gold Folashade Oluwafemiayo Japan 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 86 kg
 Gold Bose Omolayo Japan 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 79 kg
 Gold Latifat Tijani Japan 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 45 kg
 Gold Flora Ugunwa Japan 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's Javelin F54
 Silver Loveline Obiji Japan 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 86 kg
 Bronze Tajudeen Agunbiade Japan 2020 Tokyo Table tennis Men's Teams Classes 9-10
 Bronze Lucy Ejike Japan 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 61 kg
 Bronze Victor Farinloye Japan 2020 Tokyo Table tennis Men's Teams Classes 9-10
 Bronze Olaitan Ibrahim Japan 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Women's 67 kg
 Bronze Eucharia Iyiazi Japan 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's Shot put F57
 Bronze Femi Alabi Japan 2020 Tokyo Table Tennis Men's Teams Classes 9-10
 Bronze Lauritta Onye Japan 2020 Tokyo Athletics Women's Shot put F40

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 - Team Nigeria - Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. ^ Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. ^ Nigeria at the Paralympics Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee
  5. ^ "Nigeria's Paralympic Journey: From 3 medals in 1992 to accumulating 87 medals by 2024 - Intelpoint". Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  6. ^ "6 Facts to know about Nigeria at the Paralympics". Nigeria Today. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Nigeria - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 13 June 2016.