Nigeria at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

Nigeria at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
IPC code NGR
NPC Nigeria Paralympic Committee
in Atlanta
Competitors 8
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
3 2 3 8
Summer Paralympics appearances

8 male athletes from Nigeria competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States.[1]

Background

In many parts of Black Africa, people who have disabilities that include insanity, and physical disabilities such as impairments and deformities often face cultural barriers to participation because of attitudes related to their disabilities. These include beliefs that they acquired their disabilities because their parents were witches or they are wizards. Their disability is often seen as a result of a personal failing on their part. As such, there is often tremendous 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.[2] This is the context to which Nigerian Paralympians engage both society and sport internally, in their own country.[3]

Medals

The Nigerian Paralympic delegation left the Games having won more medals than their Olympic counterparts.[4] Adeoye Ajibola would later go on to represent Nigeria in able-bodied competition.[5]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Ajibola, AdeoyeAdeoye Ajibola Athletics Men's sprint
 Gold Ajibola, AdeoyeAdeoye Ajibola Athletics Men's sprint
 Gold Emoghawve, MondayMonday Emoghawve Powerlifting Men's powerlifting

Table tennis

Nigeria was represented in table tennis by Segun Toriola. These were Toriola's second Paralympic Games.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Nigeria". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  2. ↑ Gilbert, Keith; Schantz, Otto J.; Schantz, Otto (2008-01-01). 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. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
  5. ↑ Sainsbury, Tony (2004). "Paralympics: past, present and future". University lecture on the Olympics.
  6. ↑ Africa's record Olympian: How I made it to seven games, BBC, August 12, 2016, retrieved October 25, 2016


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