Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
The most surprising achievement was Nigeria's gold in football. The team overcame what are usually considered much stronger teams, such as Brazil and finally Argentina to earn the gold.
Medalists
Gold
- Chioma Ajunwa — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
- Abiodun Obafemi, Augustine Okocha, Celestine Babayaro, Daniel Amokachi, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Joseph Dosu, Nwankwo Kanu, Kingsley Obiekwu, Mobi Obaraku, Uche Okechukwu, Sunday Oliseh, Taribo West, Teslim Fatusi, Tijani Babangida, Victor Ikpeba, and Wilson Oruma — Football, Men's Team Competition
Silver
- Falilat Ogunkoya, Bisi Afolabi, Fatima Yusuf and Charity Opara — Athletics, Women's 4x400 metres Relay
Bronze
- Falilat Ogunkoya — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
- Mary Onyali — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Duncan Dokiwari — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight
Results by event
Athletics
Men
;Track and road events;Field events
Women
;Track and road events;Field events
Badminton
;Men;Women
;Mixed
Boxing
Football
Men's Tournament
;Group Stage – Group C| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold medal match
;Team roster
- Celestine Babayaro
- Taribo West
- Nwankwo Kanu
- Uche Okechukwu
- Emmanuel Amunike
- Tijani Babangida
- Wilson Oruma
- Teslim Fatusi
- Jay-Jay Okocha
- Victor Ikpeba
- Abiodun Obafemi
- Garba Lawal
- Daniel Amokachi
- Sunday Oliseh
- Mobi Oparaku
- Joseph Dosu
Judo
| Athlete | Event | Result |
| Suleman Musa | Half-Middleweight | 21 |
Table Tennis
Men's Singles Tournament
;Group Stage - Group M| Team | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 76 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 142 | 145 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 122 | 126 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 145 |
;Group Stage - Group P
| Team | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 158 | 120 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 133 | 114 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 98 | 133 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 132 | 154 |
Men's Doubles Tournament
;Group Stage - Group H| Team | |||||||
 Koji Matsushita / Hiroshi Shibutani | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 129 | 95 |
 Slobodan Grujić / Ilija Lupulesku | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 117 | 115 |
 Sule Olaleye / Segun Toriola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 115 |
 Petr Korbel / Josef Plachy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 129 |
Women's Singles Tournament
;Group Stage - Group I| Team | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 128 | 100 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 120 | 88 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 113 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 126 |
;Group Stage - Group P
| Team | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 95 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 105 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 151 | 157 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 144 |
Men's Doubles Tournament
;Group Stage - Group H| Team | |||||||
 Irina Palina / Elena Timina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 75 |
 Wei Wang / Lily Yip | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 130 | 137 |
 Emily Noor / Huberta Vriesekoop | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 122 | 131 |
| Bose Kaffo / Olufunke Oshonaike | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 102 | 136 |
Tennis
;MenWeightlifting
Wrestling
;Greco-Roman;Freestyle