Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Ghana competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] It was Ghana's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Ghana at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeGHA
CGAGhana Olympic Committee
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors70 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Abdul Omar
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Boxer Abdul Omar was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Jessie Lartey Boxing Men's −64 kg April 14

Competitors edit

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 9 17
Badminton 4 4 8
Boxing 7 0 7
Cycling 5 0 5
Hockey 0 18 18
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 2 2 4
Table tennis 4 2 6
Weightlifting 3 1 4
Total 34 37 71

Athletics edit

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sarfo Ansah 100 m 10.41 4 Did not advance
Sean Safo-Antwi 10.95 5 Did not advance
Joseph Amoah 200 m 20.84 4 Q 20.99 7 Did not advance
Martin Owusu-Antwi 21.02 SB 2 Q 25.95 8 Did not advance
Alex Amankwah 800 m 1:47.80 4 Did not advance
Felix Acheampong 1500 m T54 3:30.66 6 Did not advance
Nkegbe Botsyo 3:25.55 5 q 3:18.71 9
Felix Acheampong Marathon T54 1:57:54 9
Nkegbe Botsyo 1:56:56 8
Joseph Amoah
Sarfo Ansah
Atsu Nyamadi
Martin Owusu-Antwi
Sean Safo-Antwi
4 × 100 m DNS Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Atsu Nyamadi Result 11.27 7.25 14.49 2.01 50.45 14.82 46.61 NM DNS DNF
Points 801 874 758 813 794 871 800 0
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gemma Acheampong 100 m 11.62 3 Q 11.79 6 Did not advance
Halutie Hor 11.45 1 Q 11.46 3 q 11.54 8
Flings Owusu Agyapong 11.74 5 q 11.60 6 Did not advance
Janet Amponsah 200 m 23.66 2 Q 23.67 6 Did not advance
Rafiatu Nuhu 400 m 54.02 5 Did not advance
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 52.44 3 Q 53.16 5 Did not advance
Agnes Abu 800 m 2:02.50 6 Did not advance
Gemma Acheampong
Janet Amponsah
Halutie Hor
Flings Owusu Agyapong
4 × 100 m 43.64 5
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Nadia Eke Triple jump 13.05 10
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Elizabeth Dadzie Result 13.49 1.63 11.06 DSQ 5.76 38.21 2:19.10 4668 12
Points 1052 771 599 0 777 633 836

Badminton edit

Ghana participated with eight athletes (four men and four women)

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Abraham Ayittey Men's singles   Aatish Lubah (MRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Emmanuel Donkor Bye   Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Daniel Sam   Anthony Joe (AUS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah Women's singles   Ogar Siamupangila (ZAM)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka   Juliette Ah-Wan (SEY)
W 2 - 0
  Ruthvika Gadde (IND)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Eyram Migbodzi   Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu (AUS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Emmanuel Donkor
Daniel Sam
Men's doubles   Coetzer /
Vijayanath (RSA)
W 2 - 1
  Goh /
Tan (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Abraham Ayittey
Michael Baah
  Campbell /
MacHugh (SCO)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah
Eyram Migbodzi
Women's doubles   Johnson /
le Tissier (GUE)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka
Gifty Mensah
  Cheah /
Jemie Lai (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah
Emmanuel Donkor
Mixed doubles   Fong /
Whiteside (FIJ)
W 2 - 1
  B Li /
J Li (IOM)
W 2 - 0
  Goh /
Lai (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Eyram Migbodzi
Daniel Sam
  Chrisnanta /
Wong (SGP)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Gifty Mensah
Abraham Ayittey
  Goonethilleka /
Sirimannage (SRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka
Michael Baah
Bye   Wong /
Ong (SGP)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Mixed team
Roster
Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Malaysia 2 2 0 9 1 +8 19 2 +17 433 202 +231 2 Knockout stage
2   Canada 2 1 1 6 4 +2 12 9 +3 358 328 +30 1
3   Ghana 2 0 2 0 10 −10 0 20 −20 159 420 −261 0
4   Seychelles DSQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]

Boxing edit

Ghana participated with a team of 7 athletes (7 men)

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Tetteh Sulemanu −49 kg   Panghal (IND)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Akimos Ampiah −52 kg   Solanki (IND)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Samuel Addo −56 kg   Ojo (NGR)
W 4 - 1
  McGrail (ENG)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Abdul Omar −60 kg   Garside (AUS)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Jessie Lartey −64 kg Bye   Colin (MRI)
W 3 - 2
  Blom (RSA)
W 3 - 2
  Blumenfeld (CAN)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance  
Abubakari Quartey −69 kg   Clair (MRI)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Musah Lawson −75 kg Bye   Ntsengue (CMR)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance

Cycling edit

Ghana participated with 5 athletes (5 men).

Road edit

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Abdul Abdul Mimin Road race DNF
Anthony Boakye Dankwa DNF
Abdul Umar DNF
Abdul Abdul Mimin Time trial 56:40.44 36
Anthony Boakye Dankwa 56:36.75 35

Track edit

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Frederick Assor
Rudolf Mensah (pilot)
Men's tandem sprint B 12.816 5 Did not advance
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Frederick Assor
Rudolf Mensah (pilot)
Men's tandem time trial B 1:26.002 5

Hockey edit

Ghana qualified a women's [field] hockey team of 18 athletes, after being ranked in the top nine in the Commonwealth (minus the host nation Australia).[3] This will mark the country's Commonwealth debut in the sport.[4]

Women's tournament edit

Roster
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia (H) 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2   New Zealand 4 2 2 0 18 1 +17 8
3   Canada 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3 5 5th–6th place match
4   Scotland 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 7th–8th place match
5   Ghana 4 0 0 4 1 27 −26 0 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts


6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
16:30
New Zealand   12–0   Ghana
Doar   10'50'53'
Smith   14'
Charlton   16'
Gloyn   28'
Michelsen   33'
Merry   35'
Harrison   43'
McLaren   49'59'
Robinson   51'
Report
Umpires:
Catherine Wright (GBR)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)
21:30
Australia   5–0   Ghana
Bone   2'
Kenny   7'30'
Claxton   14'
Peris   41'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Durgi Devi (IND)

9 April 2018 (2018-04-09)
16:30
Scotland   5–0   Ghana
Collins   11'
K. Robertson   12'
Brown   37'
Brodie   45'
Alexander-Lloyd   47'
Report
Umpires:
Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS)
Catherine Wright (WAL)

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)
11:30
Canada   5–1   Ghana
Stairs   12'54'
Secco   29'
Hennig   34'
Wright   52'
Report Amoako   33'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS)
Ninth and tenth place
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)
13:30
Wales   1–1   Ghana
Evans   53' Report Boakye   44'
Penalties
French  
Jones  
Evans  
2–0   Umaru
  Amoako
  Opoku
  Afriyie
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)

Shooting edit

Ghana participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Emmanuel Koli Appiah Men's 50 metre rifle prone 571.1 30 Did not advance
Mercy Chodo Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions 553 16 Did not advance
Women's 50 metre rifle prone 597.5 18

Swimming edit

Ghana participated with 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jason Arthur 100 m backstroke 56.52 14 Q 56.85 15 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:03.91 15 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:07.44 18 Did not advance
Abeiku Jackson 50 m freestyle 23.47 24 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.68 16 Q 24.86 16 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 54.79 13 Q 54.79 15 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rebecca Asare 50 m backstroke 36.64 30 Did not advance
Maayaa Ayawere 50 m freestyle 28.38 26 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:04.71 33 Did not advance

Table tennis edit

Ghana participated with 6 athletes (4 men and 2 women).

Singles
Athletes Event Group stage Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Derek Abrefa Men's singles   Gboyah
 (SLE)
W 4 - 0
  Johnny
 (KIR)
W 4 - 0
1 Q   Yogarajah
 (MRI)
W 4 - 1
  Wang
 (CAN)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance
Felix Lartey   Dookram
 (TTO)
W 4 - 1
  Leong
 (MAS)
L 0 - 4
2 Did not advance
Bernard Sam   Bryan
 (GUY)
W 4 - 2
  Knight
 (BAR)
W 4 - 3
1 Q Bye   Hu
 (AUS)
L 0 - 4
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso Women's singles   Sifi
 (SOL)
W 4 - 0
  Lulu
 (VAN)
W 4 - 1
1 Q   Bristol
 (SEY)
W 4 - 1
  Yu
 (SGP)
L 0 - 4
Did not advance
Cynthia Kwabi   Warusawithana
 (SRI)
L 0 - 4
  Chung
 (TTO)
L 0 - 4
3 Did not advance
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Emmanuel Asante
Bernard Sam
Men's doubles Bye   Lulu /
Shing (VAN)
W 3 - 1
  Pang /
Poh (SGP)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Derek Abrefa
Felix Lartey
Bye   Drinkhall /
Pitchford (ENG)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso
Cynthia Kwabi
Women's doubles   Chang /
Tee (MAS)
L 1 - 3
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso
Bernard Sam
Mixed doubles   Wing /
Yee (FIJ)
W 3 - 0
  Yan /
Lay (AUS)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Cynthia Kwabi
Derek Abrefa
  Chan Yook Fo /
Kinoo (MRI)
W 3 - 1
  Medjugorac /
Cote (CAN)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Derek Abrefa
Emmanuel Asante
Felix Lartey
Bernard Sam
Men's team   England (ENG)
L 0–3
  Guyana (GUY)
L 1-3
3 Did not advance

Weightlifting edit

Ghana participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman).[5]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Christian Amoah Men's −85 kg 145 4 176 6 321 6
Forrester Osei Men's −94 kg 153 5 180 5 333 5
Richmond Osarfo Men's −105 kg 152 2 198 5 350 4
Ruth Baffoe Women's −53 kg 77 5 88 11 165 10

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Bebli, Anthony (26 March 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Omar Named Team Ghana's Flag Bearer". www.starrfmonline.com/. StarrFM. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "FIH Rankings Outdoor Women" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ^ Darkwah, Frank (2 November 2017). "HOCKEY: Ghana Female Hockey Team Qualifies For Commonwealth Games". www.ghanasportsonline.com/. Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.