Nigeria at the 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	NGR
NOC	Nigeria Olympic Committee
Website	www.nigeriaolympiccommittee.org
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Nigeria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Results by event

Athletics

100 m

• Edward Ajado

• Round 1: in the Heat 11 (rank 1) qualified for the quarterfinals, 10.8 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.01 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Quarterfinals: eliminated in the 3rd Run (rank 5), 10.9 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.02 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Titus Erinle

• 1. Round: eliminated in the 2nd Run (rank 3), 10.9 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.09 seconds (automatically stopped)

• Thomas Obi

• 1. Round: eliminated in the 7th Run (rank 5), 11.0 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.10 seconds (automatically stopped)

4 × 100 meters relay

• Edward Ajado, Abdul Amu, Titus Erinle and Rafiu Oluwa

• Round one: eliminated in the 4th Run, 47.3 seconds (hand-stopped), 47.39 seconds (automatically stopped), disqualified

400 m

• Abdul Amu

• 1. Round: eliminated in the 3rd Run (rank 5), 49.4 seconds (hand-stopped), 49.57 seconds (automatically stopped)

Triple jump

• Paul Bamela Engo

• Qualification round: 14.81 meters, qualified for the final

• Try one: 14.81 meters

• Try two: omitted

• Try three: omitted

• Final: 15.03 meters, rank 17

• Try one: 14.98 meters

• Try two: 15.03 meters

• Try three: 14.87 meters

• Peter Esiri

• Qualification round: 14.93 meters, 16th place qualified for the final

• Try one: 14.93 meters

  Try two: omitted

  Try three: omitted

• Final round: no valid distance, rank 22

• Try one: invalid

  Try two: invalid

  Try three: omitted

High jump

• Julius Chigbolu

• Qualification round: 1.92 meters, rank 4, qualified for the final

• 1.70 meters: valid, without failed attempt

• 1.78 meters: omitted

• 1.82 meters: valid, without failed attempt

• 1.88 meters: omitted

• 1.92 meters: valid, without failed attempt

• Final round: 2.00 meters, rank 9

• 1.80 meters: omitted

• 1.86 meters: valid, a failed attempt

• 1.92 meters: valid, two failed attempts

• 1.96 meters: valid, a failed attempt

• 2.00 meters: valid, without failed attempt

• 2.03 meters: invalid, three failed attempts

• Vincent Gabriel

• Qualification round: 1.92 meters, 22nd place qualified for the final

• 1.70 meters: valid, without failed attempt

• 1.78 meters: omitted

• 1.82 meters: omitted

• 1.88 meters: valid, two failed attempts

• 1.92 meters: valid, a failed attempt

• Final round: 1.92 meters, rank 19

• 1.80 meters: valid, without failed attempt

• 1.86 meters: valid, without failed attempt

• 1.92 meters: valid, two failed attempts

• 1.96 meters: invalid, three failed attempts

Long jump

• Karim Olowu

• Qualification round: 7.29 meters, rank 10, qualified for the final

• Try one: 7.05 meters

• Try two: 7.29 meters

• Try three: omitted

• Final round: 7.36 meters, rank 5

• Try one: 7.28 meters

• Try two: 6.77 meters

• Try three: 7.36 meters

• Try four: 6.42 meters

• Try five: invalid

• Attempt six: 6.91 meters

• Rafiu Oluwa

• Qualification round: 6.53 meters, rank 29

• Try one: invalid

• Try two: 6.53 meters

• Try three: invalid