Ghana at the Olympics

Ghana at the
Olympics
IOC code GHA
NOC Ghana Olympic Committee
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

Ghana first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, when it was known by the colonial name of Gold Coast. The nation has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games since then, missing the 1956 Games, boycotting the 1976 Games in protest of the participation of New Zealand (who still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa), and joining the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Ghana participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time in Vancouver in 2010.[1]

Ghanaian athletes have won a total of four Olympics medals, three (two bronze and one silver) in boxing, and a bronze medal by the under-23 Ghana national football team in 1992.

The National Olympic Committee for Ghana was created in 1951 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee the upcoming year.

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Finland 1952 Helsinki70000
Australia 1956 Melbournedid not participate
Italy 1960 Rome15010132
Japan 1964 Tokyo42001135
Mexico 1968 Mexico City310000
West Germany 1972 Munich35001143
Canada 1976 Montrealdid not participate
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow
United States 1984 Los Angeles230000
South Korea 1988 Seoul180000
Spain 1992 Barcelona37001154
United States 1996 Atlanta350000
Australia 2000 Sydney220000
Greece 2004 Athens290000
China 2008 Beijing90000
United Kingdom 2012 London90000
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro140000
Japan 2020 Tokyofuture event
France 2024 Paris
United States 2028 Los Angeles
Total0134112

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Canada 2010 Vancouver10000
Russia 2014 Sochidid not participate
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang10000
Total0000

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boxing0123
Football0011
Total0134

List of medalists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverClement QuarteyItaly 1960 Rome BoxingMen's light welterweight
 BronzeEddie BlayJapan 1964 Tokyo BoxingMen's light welterweight
 BronzePrince AmarteyWest Germany 1972 Munich BoxingMen's middleweight
 Bronze Spain 1992 Barcelona FootballMen's competition

See also

References

  1. "Ghana's 'Snow Leopard' qualifies to ski in 2010 Winter Olympics". CBC News. Toronto, Canada. 12 March 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  • "Ghana". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Results and Medalists — Ghana". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Ghana". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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