Ghana at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Ghana at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code GHA
NOC Ghana Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ghana competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Round 1 — 10.5 s (→ 3rd in heat, advanced to round 2)
  • Round 2 — 10.4 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres

  • Round 1 — 23.9 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

  • Round 1 — 45.8 s (→ 4th in heat, advanced to round 2)
  • Round 2 — 46.0 s (→ 4th in heat, advanced to semi final)
  • Semi final — 45.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Round 1 — 1:50.7 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres hurdles

  • Round 1 — 51.6 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres relay

  • Round 1 — 39.8 s (→ 6th in heat, semi final)
  • Semi final — 39.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's long jump

  • Qualification — 7.77 m (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final — 7.71 m (→ 13th place)
  • Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's long jump

  • Qualification — 5.61 m (→ advanced to the final)

Men's triple jump

  • Qualification — 15.65 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Light flyweight (48 kg)

  • Joseph Destimo
  • Round of 16 — Beat Walter Henry of Canada
  • Quarterfinal — Lost to Servilio Oliveira of Brazil

Bantamweight (54 kg)

Lightweight (60 kg)

  • Joe Martey

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

  • Emmanuel Lawson

Welterweight (67 kg)

  • Aaron Popoola

Light middleweight (71 kg)

Middleweight (75 kg)

  • George Aidoo
  • Round of 16 — DNS

Heavyweight (81 kg)

  • Adonis Ray

Football (soccer)

Men

  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
Israel 5 – 3 Ghana
Spiegel  11'  75'
Feigenbaum  16'  30'  70'		 Report Jabir  18'  79'
Amosa  35'
Hungary 2 – 2 Ghana
A. Dunai  15'
Menczel  17'		 Report Sunday  12'
Sampene  33'
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama Japan
El Salvador 1 – 1 Ghana
Rodríguez  42' Report Kofi  55'
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias Spain
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 321082+65
 Israel 320186+24
 Ghana 302168−22
 El Salvador 301228−61
  • Team roster

References

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