Assessment of hand strength is used in a wide range of clinical settings particularly during management of hand injuries and diseases affecting hand function. This study is aimed to determine age and gender specific normal values of handgrip, pinch power and two-point discrimination distance in healthy adults in Ibadan. Hand strength data were collected using the Baseline Hydraulic Dynamometer and Pinch Gauge while the Aesthesiometer was used for two point discrimination determination. Results were analyzed with SPSS version 15. A p value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Two hundred and forty two participants comprising 163 males and 79 females were recruited. Mean values for handgrip strength on the right and left hand were 32.1±7.6kg and 30.7±7.7kg for males and 20.3±5.3kg and 18.7±5.3kg in females respectively. Males showed significantly higher grip strength on the right and left hands (p=0.000, p=0.000) than in females. Grip strength varied with age peaking in the 30-39 year age group in women and in the 40-49 year age group in men. There was no correlation between grip strength on the right and left hand with weight, height, body mass index and hand span in males. In females a positive correlation was found between the grip strengths on the right and left hand with weight height and body mass index. No correlation with hand span. Normal grip strength in the Western population is at least 1.6 times higher than in this study. Mean values for key pinch strength on the right and left hand were 8.3±2.7kg and 7.6±2.5kg for males and 6.3±1.5kg and 5.8±1.5kg in females respectively. Males showed significantly higher pinch strength on the right and left hands (p=0.000, p=0.000) than in females. Pinch strength peaked at the 40-49 year age group in both sexes. There was no correlation between pinch strength on the right and left hand with weight, height and body mass index in males. There was a positive correlation between the right key pinch strength and the right hand span. This was not seen on the left. In the female participants; the height correlated with the right and left key pinch strengths. The right and left hand spans also showed a positive correlation with the key pinch on the right and left hands. A two-point discrimination distance of less than <6mm was seen in 98.8 %( n=239) of the participants while 1.2 %( n=4) of the participants had a two-point discrimination of 6-15mm. The study has been able to establish normal values for handgrip strength and pinch power among healthy adults in Ibadan. These values differ from that in the Western population. There is the need for further studies in other regions of Nigeria in order to bring about a standard.