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Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	NGR
NPC	Nigeria Paralympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors	8 (8 men)
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 3 Total 8
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8 male athletes from Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.

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

Medals

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

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

Athletics

Adeoye Ajibola won three medals in athletics.

Powerlifting

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

Table tennis

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See also

• Nigeria at the Paralympics
• Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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.

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