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List of flag bearers for Nigeria at the Olympics

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Nigeria at the
Olympics
IOC codeNGR
NOCNigeria Olympic Committee
Websitewww.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
11
Bronze
13
Total
27
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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]
Quadri Aruna Table tennis
12 2022 Winter Seun Adigun Team official [a][4]
13 2024 Summer Tobi Amusan Athletics [5][6]
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Badminton

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ 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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