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Nigeria Summer Sports
Nigeria: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 15 summer games in 13 countries
Events: 106 distinct events in 14 sports
Participants: 513 (353 men and 160 women)
Youngest Participant: Barbara Diribe (15 years, 273 days), 1992 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Segun Toriola (37 years, 314 days), 2012 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): 3 athletes with 2 medals
14 Sports
| Rk | Sport | From | To | Participants | Men | Women | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletics | 1952 | 2012 | 188 | 117 | 71 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 2 | Badminton | 1996 | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | Basketball | 2004 | 2012 | 24 | 12 | 12 | |||||
| 4 | Boxing | 1960 | 2012 | 66 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 5 | Canoeing | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Football | 1968 | 2008 | 130 | 96 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 athletes with 1 medal | |
| 7 | Handball | 1992 | 1992 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |||||
| 8 | Judo | 1988 | 2008 | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 9 | Swimming | 1992 | 2008 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| 10 | Table Tennis | 1988 | 2012 | 19 | 10 | 9 | |||||
| 11 | Taekwondo | 2004 | 2012 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Chika Chukwumerije (1 medal) | ||
| 12 | Tennis | 1988 | 1996 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | Weightlifting | 1980 | 2012 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Ruth Ogbeifo (1 medal) | ||
| 14 | Wrestling | 1980 | 2012 | 22 | 20 | 2 |
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