| Noc: | NGR |
| Nocname: | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Competitors: | 88 |
| Sports: | 12 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Tobi Amusan |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 18 | 18 | 36 | ||||
| Badminton | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Canoeing | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Football | 0 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Table tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Wrestling | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 63 | 88 |
See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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):[1]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Favour Ashe | align=left rowspan=3 | Men's 100 m | 10.16 | 4 q | 10.08 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Godson Oghenebrume | [2] | |||||||||
| Kayinsola Ajayi | 10.02 | 1 Q | 10.13 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Udodi Onwuzurike | Men's 200 m | 20.55 | 5 R | 20.51 | 1 Q | 20.72 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Emmanuel Bamidele | align=left rowspan=3 | Men's 400 m | Did not advance | |||||||
| Samuel Ogazi | 44.50 | 2 Q | 44.73 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
| Chidi Okezie | 45.52 | 4 | 45.92 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Edose Ibadin | Men's 800 m | 1.46:56 | 6 R | 1:49.09 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ezekiel Nathaniel | Men's 400 m hurdles | 48.38 | 2 Q | 48.65 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Favour Ashe Godson Oghenebrume Kayinsola Ajayi Udodi Onwuzurike Usheoritse Itsekiri Alaba Akintola | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 38.20 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Samuel Ogazi Chidi Okezie Dubem Amene Dubem Nwachukwu Ifeanyi Ojeli | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Rosemary Chukwuma | align=left rowspan=3 | Women's 100 m | 11.26 | 3 Q | 11.39 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Favour Ofili | [3] | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Tima Godbless | 11.33 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Favour Ofili | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 200 m | 22.24 | 1 Q | 22.05 | 2 Q | 22.24 | 6 | ||
| Tima Godbless | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Ella Onojuvwevwo | align=left rowspan=2 | Women's 400 m | 51.65 | 6 R | 50.59 | 1 Q | 51.05 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Esther Joseph | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Tobi Amusan | Women's 100 m hurdles | 12.49 | 1 Q | 12.55 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Favour Ofili Tima Godbless Rosemary Chukwuma Olayinka Olajide Justina Tiana Eyakpobeyan | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.70 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | |||
| Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Men's shot put | 21.13 | 9 q | 21.42 | 6 | |
| Chinecherem Nnamdi | Men's javelin throw | 77.53 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Temitope Adeshina | Women's high jump | 1.88 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Ruth Usoro | align=left rowspan=3 | Women's long jump | 6.68 | 5 q | 6.58 | 10 |
| Ese Brume | 6.76 | 4 Q | 6.70 | 5 | ||
| Prestina Ochonogor | 6.65 | 7 q | 6.24 | 12 | ||
| Obiageri Amaechi | align=left rowspan=3 | Women's discus throw | 45.45 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Ashley Anumba | 58.83 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
| Chioma Onyekwere | 60.78 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
| Oyesade Olatoye | Women’s hammer throw | 66.41 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nigeria entered one badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
See main article: article and Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Summary
See main article: Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Basketball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification. 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.[4]
See main article: article, Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Men's featherweight | Did not participate | |||||||
| Olaitan Olaore | Men's heavyweight | L 0–5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Women's lightweight | Disqualified | |||||||
See main article: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
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.
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)See main article: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.
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.[6] [7]
See main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament and Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification. Nigeria women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the fourth round match in the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament.[8]
See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Nigeria sent two swimmers to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Tobi Sijuade | Men's 50 m freestyle | 23.34 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||
| Adaku Nwandu | Women's 50 m freestyle | 26.62 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Quadri Aruna | Men's singles | L 3–4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Olajide Omotayo | L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Offiong Edem | Women's singles | L 0-4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Fatimo Bello | L 0-4 | Did not advance | |||||||
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.[9]
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Rafiatu Lawal | Women's −59 kg | 100 | 7 | 130 | 4 | 230 | 5 | |
| Joy Ogbonne Eze | Women's −71 kg | 101 | 9 | 131 | 7 | 232 | 7 | |
See main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. 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;[10] meanwhile the other five wrestlers qualified by winning the semifinal round at the 2024 African & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Alexandria, Egypt.[11] [12]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Ashton Mutuwa | Men's −125 kg | L PO | Did not advance | |||||
| Christianah Ogunsanya | Women's −53 kg | L VT | Did not advance | |||||
| Odunayo Adekuoroye | Women's −57 kg | W 0–0VB | L 0–5VT | Did not advance | ||||
| Esther Kolawole | Women's −62 kg | L PO | Did not advance | |||||
| Blessing Oborududu | Women's −68 kg | L 8–2PO | W 6–2PO | L 1–3PO | Bye | L 0–3PO | 5 | |
| Hannah Rueben | Women's −76 kg | L 2–5 PP | Did not advance | |||||