List of flag bearers for Nigeria at the Olympics

Nigeria at the
Olympics
Nigeria at the; Olympics
IOC code	NGR
NOC	Nigeria Olympic Committee
Website	www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
Medals	Gold 3 Silver 11 Bronze 13 Total 27
Summer appearances
	1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Winter appearances
	2018; 2022; 2026;

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Nigeria at the Olympics.^[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
1	1972	Summer	Benedict Majekodunmi	Athletics	^[1]
2	1984	Summer	Yusuf Alli	Athletics
3	1988	Summer	Yusuf Alli	Athletics
4	1996	Summer	Mary Onyali-Omagbemi	Athletics
5	2000	Summer	Sunday Bada	Athletics
6	2004	Summer	Mary Onyali-Omagbemi	Athletics
7	2008	Summer	Bose Kaffo	Table Tennis
8	2012	Summer	Sinivie Boltic	Wrestling
9	2016	Summer	Olufunke Oshonaike	Table tennis
10	2018	Winter	Ngozi Onwumere	Bobsleigh	^[2]
11	2020	Summer	Odunayo Adekuoroye	Wrestling	^[3]
11	2020	Summer	Quadri Aruna	Table tennis	^[3]
12	2022	Winter	Seun Adigun	Team official	^[a]^[4]
13	2024	Summer	Tobi Amusan	Athletics	^[5]^[6]
13	2024	Summer	Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori	Badminton	^[5]^[6]

Notes

^ Adigun represented Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh, and was the official team doctor for these games.

References

^ ^a ^b Nigeria. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ Montgomery, Dawn; Umontuen, Itoro (6 February 2022). "Black-owned apparel company outfits well-dressed Team Nigeria in Olympics". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
^ Pick, Oscar (26 July 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[4] Adigun represented Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh, and was the official team doctor for these games.

[SR-1] Nigeria. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.

[2] "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[3] "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[5] Montgomery, Dawn; Umontuen, Itoro (6 February 2022). "Black-owned apparel company outfits well-dressed Team Nigeria in Olympics". The Atlanta Voice. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[6] "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

[7] Pick, Oscar (26 July 2024). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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Others	Independent Olympians

List of flag bearers for Nigeria at the Olympics

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