Nigeria competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100M

Edward Ajado

First Round — 11.25s DNQ

Titus Erinle

First Round — 11.12 DNQ

Men's 200M

Edward Ajado

First Round — 22.92s DNQ

Muslim Arogundade

First Round — 22.71 DNQ

Rafiu Oluwa

First Round — 22.89 (Q) Quarterfinals — 22.69 DNQ

Nigeria at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's 4x100 relay

First Round — (Muslim Arongudade, Titus Erinle, Karim Olowu, Rafiu Oluwa) 42.4s (Q) Semifinals — 41.9 5th DNQ

Nigeria at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Long Jump

Karim Olowu

First Round — 6.96 DNQ

Sylvanus Williams

First Round — 6.98 DNQ

High Jump

Josiah Majekodunmi

First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) Final — 1.90m 9th

Nigeria at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Nafiu Osagie

First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) Final — 1.90m 18th

Boniface Guobadia

First Round — 1.87m (Qualified) Final — 1.80m 20th

References

Official Olympic Reports

1952

Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics

Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics