Nigeria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
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Athletics
100 m
- 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)
- 1. Round: eliminated in the 2nd Run (rank 3), 10.9 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.09 seconds (automatically stopped)
- 1. Round: eliminated in the 7th Run (rank 5), 11.0 seconds (hand-stopped), 11.10 seconds (automatically stopped)
4 × 100 meters relay
- Round one: eliminated in the 4th Run, 47.3 seconds (hand-stopped), 47.39 seconds (automatically stopped), disqualified
400 m
- 1. Round: eliminated in the 3rd Run (rank 5), 49.4 seconds (hand-stopped), 49.57 seconds (automatically stopped)
Triple jump
- Qualification round: 14.81 meters, qualified for the final
- Final: 15.03 meters, rank 17
- 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
- Qualification round: 1.92 meters, rank 4, qualified for the final
- 1.70 meters: valid, without failed attempt
- 1.82 meters: valid, without failed attempt
- 1.92 meters: valid, without failed attempt
- Final round: 2.00 meters, rank 9
- 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
- Qualification round: 1.92 meters, 22nd place qualified for the final
- 1.70 meters: valid, without failed attempt
- 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
- Qualification round: 7.29 meters, rank 10, qualified for the final
- Final round: 7.36 meters, rank 5
- Qualification round: 6.53 meters, rank 29