Nigerian Paralympic Medals

Checked 30 September 2026

87 medals in nine Games

Since 1992 Nigeria has won 42 gold, 22 silver and 23 bronze Paralympic medals, with at least two golds at every Games.

The gold medallists

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Nigeria in Paralympic competitions

Nigeria has so far participated in many sports competitions when it comes to Paralympics, starting from the first time they participated they have always featured in the 4 year sports competition which can be seen below;

• 1992 Summer Paralympics Game held from 3 to 14 September in Barcelona, Spain.
• 1996 Summer Paralympics Game held from 16 to 25 August in Atlanta, USA.
• 2000 Summer Paralympics Game held from 18 to 29 October in Sydney, Australia.
• 2004 Summer Paralympics Game held from 17 to 28 September in Athens, Greece.
• 2008 Summer Paralympics Game held from 6 to 17 September in Beijing, China.
• 2012 Summer Paralympics Game held from 29 August to 9 September in London, United Kingdom.
• 2016 Summer Paralympics Game held from 7 to 18 September in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Nigeria Paralympics Achievements

These are the following achievement of Nigeria in Paralympics from 1992 till date;

• Two Nigeria Paralympics athletes won three gold medals for Nigeria in the 1992 Summer Paralympics Games held in Barcelona. Adeoye Ajibola won the Men’s 100 m and 200 m sprints while Monday Emoghawve won the Men’s powerlifting event.
• In the 1996 Summer Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA; Adeoye Ajibola won a gold medal in the Men’s sprint event while Monday Emoghawve won a gold medal in the Men’s powerlifting event.
• In the 2000 Summer Paralympics held in Sydney, Australia a total of nine athletes that represented Nigeria won a gold medal each in their various events they featured in. Edith Nzurike won a gold medal in Women’s javelin, Monday Emoghawve won a gold medal in Men’s powerlifting, Iyabo Ismaila, Victoria Nneji and Patricia Okafor won a gold medal in Women’s powerlifting, Tajudeen Agunbiade won a gold medal in Table Tennis Men’s singles, Tunde Adisa, Femi Alabi and Tajudeen Agunbiade won a gold medal in Table Tennis Men’s team.

• Nigeria participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics held in Athens where they obtained five gold medals: Adekundo Adesoji won three in the Men’s 100 m, 200 m and 400 m T12 sprints, Silver Ezeikpe won the Men’s javelin and Lucy Ejike won the Women’s powerlifting event.
• Nigeria won a total of four gold medals through their Paralympics players that represented them in the 2008 Summer Paralympics Game held in Beijing, China. Eucharia Njideka featured in Women’s shot put and Women’s discus event, Lucy Ejike featured in Women’s powerlifting event and Ruel Ishaku featuring in Men’s powerlifting event.
• Nigeria won six gold, five silver and two bronze medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Games held in London, United Kingdom. The gold medallists were Yakubu Adesokan in the Men’s powerlifting (48 Kg), Ivory Nwokorie in the Women’s powerlifting (44 Kg), Esther Oyema in the Women’s powerlifting (48 Kg), Joy Onaolapo in the Women’s powerlifting (52 Kg), Loveline Obiji (82.5 Kg) and Grace Anozie (+82.5 Kg), while Ikechukwu Obichukwu (52 Kg) and Anthony Ulonnam (56 Kg) won silver medals.

• Nigeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil winning a total of 12 medals comprising of 8 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medals through their 23 athletes composed of 14 powerlifters that represented them. The 2016 Summer Paralympics is the best ever since the history of Nigeria in Paralympics.

Checked 30 September 2026

Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games and African Games

Para sport has been part of the Commonwealth Games since Manchester 2002, and it has become one of Nigeria’s strongest events. Nigerian powerlifters have dominated: in Gold Coast in 2018 they won all four para powerlifting golds.

The next African Games are in Cairo, Egypt, from 20 January to 7 February 2027. See the full medal stories on our Commonwealth Games and African Games pages.