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Ghana competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Boxer Tijani Moro, who won Ghana's only medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, carried his country's flag at the opening ceremony.[citation needed]
Ghana at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GHA |
NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
in Atlanta | |
Competitors | 35 in 4 sports |
Flag bearer | Tijani Moro |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 13 | 2 | 15 |
Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
Football | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 33 | 2 | 35 |
Results by event edit
Athletics edit
Men edit
- Track and road events
Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Eric Nkansah | 100 metres | 10.26 | 13 Q | 10.24 | 15 Q | 10.26 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Emmanuel Tuffour | 100 metres | 10.15 | 5 Q | 10.18 | 12 q | 10.22 | 13 | Did not advance | |
200 metres | 20.85 | 39 Q | 20.49 | 11 q | 20.61 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
Albert Agyemang | 200 metres | 20.69 | 22 Q | 20.87 | 31 | Did not advance | |||
Ibrahim Hassan | 400 metres | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
Frank Boateng | 110 metres hurdles | 13.87 | 29 | Did not advance | |||||
Albert Agyemang Eric Nkansah Christian Nsiah Emmanuel Tuffour Abdul Aziz Zakari |
4 x 100 metres relay | 39.47 | 15 q | N/A | 38.62 | 6 Q | Did not start | ||
Solomon Amegatcher Abu Duah Julius Sedame Ahmed Ali |
4 x 400 metres relay | 3:05.53 | 18 | N/A | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Andrew Owusu | Long jump | 7.91 | 16 | Did not advance | |
Francis Dodoo | Long jump | 16.24 | 26 | Did not advance |
Women edit
- Track and road events
Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Mercy Addy | 400 metres | 54.92 | 44 | Did not advance | |||||
Vida Nsiah | 100 metres hurdles | 13.34 | 34 | Did not advance |
Boxing edit
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Alfred Tetteh | Light-flyweight | Berhili (MAR) L 10-5 |
Did not advance | ||||
Ashiakwei Aryee | Light-middleweight | bye | Cadeau (SEY) L 18-6 |
Did not advance |
Football edit
Men's Tournament edit
- Group stage - Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
South Korea | 1 – 0 | Ghana |
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Yoon Jung-Hwan 41' (pen.) | Report |
- Quarterfinal
- Team roster
- Richard Kingson
- Jacob Nettey
- Nii Aryee Welbeck
- Stephen Baidoo
- Joe Addo
- Afo Duodu
- Samuel Kuffour
- Mallam Yahaya
- Augustine Ahinful
- Charles Akonnor
- Emmanuel Duah
- Felix Aboagye
- Kennedy Ohene
- Ebenezer Hagan
- Christian Sabah
- Prince Amoako Koranteng
- Emmanuel Osei Kuffour
- Simon Addo
Table Tennis edit
Men's Singles Tournament edit
- Group stage - Group D
Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 111 |
Lee Chul-Seung (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 114 | 98 |
Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 129 | 120 |
Isaac Opoku (GHA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 126 |
Men's Doubles Tournament edit
- Group stage - Group C
Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kong Linghui / Liu Guoliang | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 77 |
Patrick Chila / Christopher Legout | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 102 |
Peter Karlsson / Thomas von Scheele | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 120 |
Winifred Addy / Isaac Opoku | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 126 |
References edit