Ghana at the Olympics

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]

Ghana at the
Olympics
IOC codeGHA
NOCGhana Olympic Committee
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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
1952 Helsinki70000–
1956 Melbournedid not participate
1960 Rome15010132
1964 Tokyo42001135
1968 Mexico City310000–
1972 Munich35001143
1976 Montrealdid not participate
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles230000–
1988 Seoul180000–
1992 Barcelona37001154
1996 Atlanta350000–
2000 Sydney220000–
2004 Athens290000–
2008 Beijing90000–
2012 London90000–
2016 Rio de Janeiro140000–
2020 TokyoFuture event
2024 Paris
2028 Los Angeles
Total0134112

Medals by Winter Games
Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
2010 Vancouver10000–
2014 Sochidid not participate
2018 Pyeongchang10000–
2022 BeijingFuture event
2026 Milan–Cortina
Total0000–

Medals by sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Boxing0123
Football0011
Totals (2 sports)0134

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverClement Quartey 1960 Rome BoxingMen's light welterweight
 BronzeEddie Blay 1964 Tokyo BoxingMen's light welterweight
 BronzePrince Amartey 1972 Munich BoxingMen's middleweight
 Bronze 1992 Barcelona FootballMen's competition
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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.
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