Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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Nigeria at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Nigeria.svg
IPC codeNGR
NPCNigeria Paralympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors8 (8 men)
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
8
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

8 male athletes from Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.[1]

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.[2] This is the context to which Nigerian Paralympians engage both society and sport internally, in their own country.[3]

Medals[]

The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.[4] would later go on to represent Nigeria in able-bodied competition.[5]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 100m T45-46
 Gold Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 200m T45-46
 Gold Monday Emoghavwe Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting Men's 60kg
 Silver Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's long jump F45-46
 Silver Abraham Obaretin Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting Men's 48kg
 Bronze Johnson Sulola Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting Men's 52kg
 Bronze Patrick Akutaekwe Powerlifting pictogram.svg Powerlifting Men's 100kg
 Bronze Table tennis - Paralympic pictogram.svg Table tennis Women's open 1-5

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

won three medals in athletics.

Powerlifting[]

Main article: Powerlifting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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

Table tennis[]

Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Nigeria was represented in table tennis by Segun Toriola. These were Toriola's second Paralympic Games.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Nigeria". paralympic.org. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Keith; Schantz, Otto J.; Schantz, Otto (1 January 2008). The Paralympic Games: Empowerment Or Side Show?. Meyer & Meyer Verlag. ISBN 9781841262659.
  3. ^ Thomas, Gareth Martin and Banks, Tim (2013). "'We Aren't Racing a Fair Race': Rawls, Sen, and the Paralympic Games". Sociological Research Online 18(3)14 http://www.socresonline.org.uk/18/3/14.html
  4. ^ "Nigeria's Nollywood winner and other Paralympic surprises". BBC News. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ^ Sainsbury, Tony (2004). "Paralympics: past, present and future". University Lecture on the Olympics.
  6. ^ Africa's record Olympian: How I made it to seven games, BBC, 12 August 2016, retrieved 25 October 2016


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