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Nigeria ’s medals at every African Championships

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Turkey · Balkan Athletics Championships

Cuba · Pan American Games

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All-time haul

405 medals

169 gold 137 silver 99 bronze

4 medals withdrawn for doping are not counted. Relays count once.

On the podium

23 of 24 editions since 1979 · every one since 1984

First medal

1979 Dakar · Obuzoene Nsenu, 100m gold

First gold

1979 Dakar · Obuzoene Nsenu, 100m

Best edition

Lagos 1989 35 medals, 14 of them gold

All-time table

1st of 48 nations, ranked by golds

Every edition, 1979–2026

Bars grow with the medals won · empty column = no medal · click a year

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Edition by edition

Year	Edition	Medals	G	S	B	Total
2026	Accra 24th edition		4	5	3	12
2024	Douala 23rd edition		5	6	4	15
2022	Port Louis 22nd edition		5	3	3	11
2018	Asaba 21st edition		8	5	6	19
2016	Durban 20th edition		4	6	6	16
2014	Marrakech 19th edition		8	9	7	24
2012	Porto-Novo 18th edition		10	6	4	20
2010	Nairobi ↗ 17th edition		8	5	5	18
2008	Addis Ababa ↗ 16th edition		7	7	5	19
2006	Bambous 15th edition		5	6	4	15
2004	Brazzaville 14th edition		4	3	0	7
2002	Radès 13th edition		3	5	2	10
2000	Algiers 12th edition		3	0	4	7
1998	Dakar 11th edition		10	7	5	22
1996	Yaounde 10th edition		9	4	2	15
1993	Durban 9th edition		8	9	1	18
1992	Belle Vue Maurel 8th edition		8	2	5	15
1990	Cairo 7th edition		10	10	9	29
1989	Lagos 6th edition		14	12	9	35
1988	Annaba 5th edition		11	2	3	16
1985	Cairo 4th edition		11	10	3	24
1984	Rabat 3rd edition		6	6	2	14
1982	Cairo 2nd edition	No medal	–	–	–	–
1979	Dakar 1st edition		8	9	7	24
Total	23 of 24 editions on the podium		169	137	99	405