Npc: | NGR |
Npcname: | Nigeria Paralympic Committee |
Games: | Summer Paralympics |
Year: | 1996 |
Location: | Atlanta |
Competitors: | 8 |
Competitors Men: | 8 |
Rank: | 35 |
Gold: | 3 |
Silver: | 2 |
Bronze: | 3 |
Appearances: | auto |
App Begin Year: | 1992 |
8 male athletes from Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.[1]
In many parts of Africa, people with physical and mental disabilities face widespread stigma. Examples include beliefs that they acquired their disabilities because their parents were witches or they are wizards; there is often intense cultural pressure for people with physical disabilities to remain hidden and out of the public eye. In many places, they are perceived to be monsters in need of healing.[2] This is the context to which Nigerian Paralympians engage both society and sport internally, in their own country.[3]
The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.[4] Adeoye Ajibola would later go on to represent Nigeria in able-bodied competition.[5]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Athletics | Men's 100m T45-46 | |||
Athletics | Men's 200m T45-46 | |||
Powerlifting | Men's 60kg | |||
Athletics | Men's long jump F45-46 | |||
Powerlifting | Men's 48kg | |||
Powerlifting | Men's 52kg | |||
Powerlifting | Men's 100kg | |||
Table tennis | Women's open 1-5 |
See main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Adeoye Ajibola won three medals in athletics.
See main article: Powerlifting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Monday Emoghavwe, Abraham Obaretin, Johnson Sulola and Patrick Akutaekwe won a medal in powerlifting.
See main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.