20 Athletes of Nigerian descent who participated in the Olympics 2024

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Here is a list of over 20 athletes of Nigerian descent who participated in the recently concluded 2024 Olympics for other countries.

Following the conclusion of the 2024 Olympics in Paris questions as to how many athletes of Nigerian descent had actively participated in the event have been raised with others also wanting to know which of these athletes had gone home with medals.

Which Nigerian athlete won a medal at the Olympics 2024?

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No Nigerian representing the country won a medal at the 2024 Olympics but Athletes of Nigerian descent picked up numerous gold, silver and bronze medals.

Here is a table with the the athletes of Nigerian descent who actively participated in the Olympics for another country:

AthleteSportCountryMedal(s) Won
Kemi AdekoyaAthleticsBahrain-
Yemisi OgunleyeAthleticsGermanyGold
Bam AdebayoBasketballUnited StatesGold
Annette EchikunwokeAthleticsUnited StatesSilver
Chiaka OgboguVolleyballUnited StatesSilver
Keturah OrjiAthleticsUnited States-
Yemi Mary JohnAthleticsUnited KingdomBronze
Victoria OhuruoguAthleticsUnited KingdomBronze
Lawrence OkoyeAthleticsUnited Kingdom-
Tade OjoraAthleticsUnited Kingdom-
Eva OkaroSwimmingUnited Kingdom-
Salwa Eid Naser (Ebelechukwu A. Agbapuonwu)AthleticsBahrainSilver
Samu OmorodionFootballSpainGold
Omoruyi O LovethVolleyballItalyGold
Rhasidat AdelekeAthleticsIreland-
Eseosa F DesaluAthleticsItaly-
Chituru AliAthleticsItaly-
Michael ObasuyiAthleticsBelgium-
Duan AsemotaAthleticsCanada-
Yvonne EjimBasketballCanada-
Michael OliseFootballFranceSilver

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