NGR Africa
Nigeria
- international medals
- 1,541
- of them gold
- 637
- national titles
- 1,545
About
AFN
Athletics Federation Nigeria
Affiliation
World Athletics (1948)
African Athletics Confederation
Foundation: 1944
National CH start: ?
Olympics debut: 1952
Official Web site
athleticsnigeria.org
Medals
24 championships · senior, age-group, multi-sport and roadInternational · all levels
G 637
S 518
B 386
By level Bar length is total medals (square-root scale). Pick a level to filter the table.
National titles 1,545
ChampionshipGSBTotal
Global 40 · 49 · 38
Olympic Games 2 5 7 14World Championships 1 6 5 12World Indoor Championships 2 7 3 12World U20 CH 15 13 10 38World U18 CH – 1 – 1World Relays 1 – 1 2Universiade 12 11 11 34Youth Olympics 3 2 1 6Gymnasiade 3 2 – 5Goodwill Games 1 1 – 2Ultimate Championships – 1 – 1Continental 568 · 426 · 315
African Games 136 109 74 319African Championships 169 137 99 405West African Championships 118 70 47 235African Youth Games 18 12 7 37African Combined Events Champs – – 1 1African U20 CH 95 65 58 218African U18 CH 32 33 29 94Regional & multi-sport 29 · 43 · 33
Commonwealth Games 24 30 25 79Islamic Solidarity Games 2 7 4 13Spartakiad USSR 1 1 1 3French Community Games 2 5 3 10National 1,545 · 14 · 15
AAA Championships 11 14 15 40Nigerian Championships 1,534 – – 1,534Most decorated
International medals- 1
Mary Onyali-Omagbemi Women · 100m, 200m +1 Gold 21 Silver 5 Bronze 5 - 2 Ayomide 'Tobi' Amusan Women · 200m, 100m hurdles +3 Gold 15 Silver 4 Bronze 3
- 3
Blessing Okagbare Women · 100m, 200m +2 Gold 14 Silver 6 Bronze 2 - 4 Fatimat Yusuf Women · 200m, 400m +1 Gold 14 Silver 4 Bronze 2
- 5
Ese Brume Women · 100m, Long jump +2 Gold 13 Silver 3 Bronze 3 - 6
Falilat Ogunkoya Women · 100m, 200m +2 Gold 12 Silver 7 Bronze 3 - 7
Oludamola Osayomi Women · 100m, 200m +1 Gold 11 Silver 2 Bronze 2 - 8 Patience Okon George Women · 400m, relays Gold 10 Silver 10 Bronze 5
- 9 Rosemary Chukwuma Women · 100m, 200m +1 Gold 10 Silver 2 Bronze 1
- 10 Maria Usifo Women · 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles +1 Gold 10 Silver 1 Bronze 1
- 11 Endurance Ojokolo Women · 100m, Long jump +1 Gold 9 Silver 5 Bronze 2
- 12
Chidi Imoh Men · 60m, 100m +1 Gold 9 Silver 2 Bronze 1
Hosted in Nigeria
2025 Results African U18 CH Abeokuta · 16–20 Jul2025 Results African U20 CH Abeokuta · 16–20 Jul2018 Results African Championships Asaba · 1–5 Aug2013 Results African U18 CH Warri · 28–31 Mar2003 Results African Games Abuja · 5–17 Oct2001 Results West African Championships Lagos · 28–30 Jun1997 Results African U20 CH Ibadan · 21–23 Aug1989 Results African Championships Lagos · 4–8 AugStories
13 May 2025 Analysis: One lap renaissance The depth of African 400 metres runners is at an all-time high.
20 Mar 2024 Four wins in one day Nigeria dominated the third day in athletics at the African Games by picking up four golds.
16 Feb 2022 Faultless hurdling Nigerian sprint hurdling tradition built a perfect record.