Ghana at the Olympics
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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 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 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.
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1952 Helsinki | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1956 Melbourne | did not participate | |||||
| 1960 Rome | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 1964 Tokyo | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 1968 Mexico City | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972 Munich | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| 1976 Montreal | did not participate | |||||
| 1980 Moscow | ||||||
| 1984 Los Angeles | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988 Seoul | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1992 Barcelona | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000 Sydney | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004 Athens | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2008 Beijing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012 London | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 112 | |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 2010 Vancouver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2014 Sochi | did not participate | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |
List of medalists
Summer Olympics
| 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 |  1992 Barcelona |  Football | Men's competition |
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for Ghana
- Ghana at the Paralympics
- Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
References
- ↑ "Ghana's 'Snow Leopard' qualifies to ski in 2010 Winter Olympics". CBC News (Toronto, Canada). 12 March 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- "Ghana Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-12-20.