| Noc: | NGR |
| Nocname: | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competitors: | 77 |
| Sports: | 10 |
| Flagbearer: | Olufunke Oshonaike[1] |
| Rank: | 78 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Nigeria competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. Since the nation made its debut in 1952, Nigerian athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.
Nigeria Olympic Committee fielded a squad of 77 athletes, 51 men and 26 women, to compete in ten sports at the Games.[2] It was the nation's largest delegation sent to the Olympics since 2000, increasing by a third of its full roster size at London 2012. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Nigeria marked its Olympic debut in rowing, as well as its return to swimming and men's football after an eight-year hiatus. Apart from the men's football squad, Nigeria also returned to the Olympic scene in men's basketball for the second consecutive time.[3]
Topping the list of most experienced athletes on the Nigerian roster were table tennis players Segun Toriola, who set a record as Africa's first ever athlete to feature in seven Olympics, and Olufunke Oshonaike, who became the first female from her country to compete at her sixth consecutive Games.[4] Other notable Nigerian competitors also included sprinter and 2008 bronze medalist Blessing Okagbare, British-born slalom kayaker Jonathan Akinyemi, basketball players Chamberlain Oguchi and Alade Aminu, and weightlifting veteran Mariam Usman (women's +75 kg). Football midfielder John Obi Mikel was named the captain of the Nigerian squad, while Oshonaike acted as both his assistant and the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[2] [1]
Nigeria left Rio de Janeiro with only a bronze medal won by the men's football squad (captained by Mikel), scoring a 3–2 triumph over the Hondurans.[5] [6]
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| Medals by sport/discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Total | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Medals by day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Total | |||||
| August 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Medals by gender | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Total | ||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
See main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nigerian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7] [8]
Following the end of the qualifying period on July 11, 2016, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) had selected a list of 27 athletes for the Games, featuring long jumper, sprinter, and Beijing 2008 bronze medalist Blessing Okagbare.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ogho-Oghene Egwero | align=left rowspan=2 | 100 m | 10.37 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Seye Ogunlewe | 10.26 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Tega Odele | align=left rowspan=2 | 200 m | 21.25 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ejowvokoghene Oduduru | 20.34 | 2 Q | 20.59 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Orukpe Erayokan | 400 m | 47.42 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Antwon Hicks | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 | 4 Q | 14.26 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Miles Ukaoma | 400 m hurdles | 49.84 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Gloria Asumnu | align=left rowspan=2 | 100 m | 11.55 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jennifer Madu | 11.61 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Blessing Okagbare | 100 m | 11.16 | 2 Q | 11.09 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| 200 m | 22.71 | 1 Q | 22.69 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Margaret Bamgbose | align=left rowspan=3 | 400 m | 51.43 | 3 q | 51.92 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Patience Okon George | 51.83 | 2 Q | 52.52 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Omolara Omotosho | 53.22 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Oluwatobiloba Amusan | 100 m hurdles | 12.99 | 5 q | 12.91 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Amaka Ogoegbunam | 400 m hurdles | 56.96 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Gloria Asumnu Jennifer Madu Blessing Okagbare Agnes Osazuwa Peace Uko | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.55 | 2 Q | 43.21 | 8 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Tosin Oke | align=left rowspan=2 | Triple jump | 16.47 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Olu Olamigoke | 16.10 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
| Stephen Mozia | Shot put | 18.98 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Ese Brume | align=left | Long jump | 6.67 | 3 Q | 6.81 | 5 |
| Doreen Amata | High jump | 1.89 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Nwanneka Okwelogu | Shot put | 16.67 | 29 | Did not advance | ||
| Chinwe Okoro | Discus throw | 58.85 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uhunoma Osazuwa | Result | 13.75 | 1.77 | 13.15 | 24.67 | 5.72 | 33.42 | 4916 | 29 | |
| Points | 1014 | 941 | 737 | 917 | 765 | 542 | 0 |
See main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Nigeria men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the AfroBasket 2015 in Tunisia.[10]
See main article: Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nigeria has entered one boxer to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Efe Ajagba had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[11]
See main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
Nigeria has qualified one canoeist in the men's K-1 class by obtaining a top finish at the 2015 African Canoe Slalom Championships in Sagana, Kenya.[12] [13]
See main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament. Nigeria men's football team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top two finish at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.[14] [15]
See main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Nigeria has qualified one boat in the women's single sculls for the Games at the 2015 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=RepechageSee main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Nigeria has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics, signifying its return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus.[16] [17] [18]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Samson Opuakpo | Men's 50 m freestyle | 24.85 | 59 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rechael Tonjor | Women's 100 m breaststroke | 1:21.43 | 42 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nigeria has entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Olympic veterans Quadri Aruna and Olufunke Oshonaike secured places each in the men's and women's singles by virtue of a top four finish at the 2015 All-Africa Games.[19] Meanwhile, Segun Toriola and Offiong Edem took the remaining spots on the Nigerian team by virtue of their top 2 finish respectively at the African Qualification Tournament in Khartoum, Sudan. For Toriola, he has become the fourth table tennis player and the first ever African athlete to appear in seven editions of the Summer Olympic Games.[20] [21]
Abiodun Bode was awarded the third spot to build the men's team for the Games as the top African nation in the ITTF Olympic Rankings.[22]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Quadri Aruna | align=left rowspan=2 | Men's singles | W 4–1 | W 4–0 | W 4–2 | L 0–4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Segun Toriola | W 4–2 | L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Bode Abiodun Quadri Aruna Segun Toriola | Men's team | L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Offiong Edem | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's singles | W 4–0 | L 1–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Olufunke Oshonaike | W 4–3 | L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||||||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nigeria has qualified one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top four national finish at the 2016 African Championships.[23] The team must allocate this place by June 20, 2016.[24]
See main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nigeria has qualified a total of seven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. One of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spot in the women's freestyle 53 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while the majority of Olympic berths were awarded to Nigerian wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 African & Oceania Qualification Tournament.[25] [26]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Amas Daniel | −65 kg | L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 17 | ||||||
| Soso Tamarau | −97 kg | L 0–4 ST | Did not advance | 19 | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Mercy Genesis | −48 kg | L 0–3 PO | Did not advance | 14 | ||||||
| Odunayo Adekuoroye | −53 kg | L 0–5 VT | Did not advance | 17 | ||||||
| Aminat Adeniyi | −58 kg | L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 16 | ||||||
| Blessing Oborududu | −63 kg | L 1–3 PP | Did not advance | 14 | ||||||
| Hannah Rueben | −69 kg | L 1–4 SP | Did not advance | 14 | ||||||