Ghana at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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

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

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

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

Men's 400 metres

  • Samuel Bugri
  • 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

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

Men's triple jump

  • Qualification — 15.65 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Light flyweight (48 kg)

Bantamweight (54 kg)

Lightweight (60 kg)

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

Welterweight (67 kg)

Light middleweight (71 kg)

Middleweight (75 kg)

  • George Aidoo
  • Round of 16 — DNS

Heavyweight (81 kg)

  • Round of 16 — Lost to Joaquin Rocha of Mexico

Football (soccer)

Men

  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
Israel 5 – 3 Ghana
Spiegel  11'  75'
Feigenbaum  16'  30'  70'		 Report Jabir  18'  79'
Amosa  35'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Hungary 2 – 2 Ghana
A. Dunai  15'
Menczel  17'		 Report Sunday  12'
Sampene  33'
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama
El Salvador 1 – 1 Ghana
Rodríguez  42' Report Kofi  55'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias
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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