Nigeria at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athletics

100 metres, Men Kola Abdulai 4 h4 r2/4
Benedict Majekodunmi 4 h11 r1/4
200 metres, Men Benedict Majekodunmi DNS
400 metres, Men Bruce Ijirighwo 5 h3 r2/4
Robert Ojo 6 h1 r2/4
800 metres, Men Jaiye Abidoye 6 h8 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men Jaiye Abidoye 9 h6 r1/3
110 metres Hurdles, Men Adeola Aboyade-Cole 5 h1 r1/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Gladstone Agbamu 7 h5 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Nigeria 6 h1 r2/3
Kola AbdulaiRex BazunuJames OlakunleTimon OyebamiBenedict MajekodunmiRobert Ojo (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Nigeria 3 h2 r1/2
Musa Dogon YaroBruce IjirighwoMamman MakamaRobert OjoPaulinus Nwokoro (DNS)Taiko Orungbemi (DNS)
Long Jump, Men Samuel Igun DNS
Triple Jump, Men Samuel Igun 11
Shot Put, Men Christopher Okonkwo 28 r1/2
100 metres, Women Emilia Edet 7 h5 r1/4
200 metres, Women Helen Olaye 8 h4 r2/4
100 metres Hurdles, Women Emilia Edet 7 h4 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Nigeria 7 h1 r1/2
Emilia EdetAshanti ObiHelen OlayeModupe OshikoyaBeatrice Ewuzie (DNS)Nnenna Njoku (DNS)
High Jump, Women Nnenna Njoku AC r1/2
Long Jump, Women Modupe Oshikoya 19 r1/2
Shot Put, Women Nnenna Njoku 18 r1/2
Pentathlon, Women Modupe Oshikoya 14

Boxing

Featherweight, Men Michael Andrews =17
Lightweight, Men Adeyemi Abayomi =17
Light-Welterweight, Men Obisia Nwankpa =17
Welterweight, Men Joe Mensah =17
Light-Heavyweight, Men Isaac Ikhouria =3 Bronze
Heavyweight, Men Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle =9