Ghana at the Olympics
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| Ghana at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| 1952* • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
*As the Gold Coast |
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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 has never participated at the Winter Olympic Games.
Ghanaian athletes have won a total of four Olympics medals, three 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 1952 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.
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[edit] List of medalists
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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 Silver |
Clement Quartey | 1960 Rome | Boxing | Men's light welterweight |
 Bronze |
Eddie Blay | 1964 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's light welterweight |
| Bronze |
Prince Amartey | 1972 Munich | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze |
Joachin Yaw Acheampong, Simon Addo, Sammi Adjei, Frank Amankwah, Bernard Aryee, Isaac Asare, Kwame Ayew, Ibrahim Dossey, Mohammed Gargo, Samuel Kumah, Nii Lamptey, Yaw Preko, Shamo Quaye | 1992 Barcelona | Football | Men's competition |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Olympic Medal Winners. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- Ghana Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
