Clement Quartey

Clement Quartey

Quartey (left) in a fight against Wilfried Rühl, 1962
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Ghana
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Light Welterweight

Clement Isaac "Ike" Quartey is a former Ghanaian boxer and Ghana's first Olympic medalist. He won the silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) category at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[1][2][3]

History

Better known as "Isaac" or "Ike", he was born April 12, 1938 in Accra, Ghana. Clement is an older brother of former welterweight champion Ike Quartey.[4] He not only won a medal at the Olympics, but he also won a gold medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Australia.(born April 12, 1938 in Accra)[5]

Fights

Olympic games results 1960 (as a Light welterweight)

Lost to Bohumil Nemecek (Czechoslovakia) 0-5

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Ike Quartey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ↑ "Clement Quartey - Me Firi Ghana". mefirighana.com.
  3. ↑ Adam, Hakeem. "10 Things You Didn't Know About Ghana's Best Boxers".
  4. ↑ "Clement Quartey". GhanaNation Online.
  5. ↑ Okine, Sammy Heywood. "Clement Isaac "Ike" Quartey - The First Ghanaian To Win An Olympic Games Medal".
  6. ↑ "Clement Quartey - BoxRec". boxrec.com.


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