Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Paralympics


8 male athletes from Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.

Background

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. This is the context to which Nigerian Paralympians engage both society and sport internally, in their own country.

Medals

The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts. Adeoye Ajibola would later go on to represent Nigeria in able-bodied competition.
MedalNameSportEvent
AthleticsMen's 100m T45-46
AthleticsMen's 200m T45-46
PowerliftingMen's 60kg
AthleticsMen's long jump F45-46
PowerliftingMen's 48kg
PowerliftingMen's 52kg
PowerliftingMen's 100kg
Table tennisWomen's open 1-5

Athletics

won three medals in athletics.

Powerlifting

, Abraham Obaretin, Johnson Sulola and Patrick Akutaekwe won a medal in powerlifting.

Table tennis

Nigeria was represented in table tennis by Segun Toriola. These were Toriola's second Paralympic Games.