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Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

first participated at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
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in 1952, when it was known by the colonial name of Gold Coast

Gold Coast (British colony)

The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...

. The nation has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

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since then, missing the 1956 Games

1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

, boycotting the 1976 Games

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

in protest of the participation of New Zealand

New Zealand

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(who still had sporting links with apartheid South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

), and joining the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics

American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions initiated by the United States to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan...

. Ghana participated in the Winter Olympic Games

Winter Olympic Games

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for the first time in Vancouver

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

in 2010.

Ghanaian athletes have won a total of four Olympics medals, three in boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

, and a bronze medal by the under-23 Ghana national football team

Ghana national football team

The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...

in 1992.

The National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...

for Ghana was created in 1952 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

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that same year.

List of medalists

Name	Games	Sport	Event
Clement Quartey Clement Quartey thumb\|250px\|right\|Clement Quartey in a fight against Wilfried Rühl in 1962 Clement Quartey is a former Ghanaian boxer. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight category. It was Ghana's first Olympic medal in history...	1960 Rome 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...	Boxing Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics In the 1960 Summer Olympics, Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. won the gold medal in the boxing light heavyweight division for the United States.-Medals:- Flyweight :-Quarterfinals:...	Men's light welterweight
Eddie Blay Eddie Blay Edward "Eddie" Blay was a Ghanaian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:...	1964 Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...	Boxing Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23.-Medal table:-Medal summary:Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23....	Men's light welterweight
Prince Amartey Prince Amartey Prince Amartey is a boxer from Ghana, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He shared the podium with USA's Marvin Johnson.-References:...	1972 Munich 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....	Boxing Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics:It was held August 27 to September 10, with the participation of 357 fighters from 81 countries.-Medal table:-Light Flyweight :-First Round:...	Men's middleweight
Joachin Yaw Acheampong Joachin Yaw Acheampong Joachim Yaw Acheampong is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.- References :* -External links:... , Simon Addo Simon Addo Simon Addo is a retired footballer from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.... , Sammi Adjei Sammi Adjei Sammi Adjei is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Personal life:... , Frank Amankwah Frank Amankwah Frank Amankwah is a football player from Ghana.-Clubs:2000-2004: Asante Kotoko1999-2000: Iraklis1997-1999: AZ Alkmaar1996-1997: FC Gütersloh*1990-1996: Asante Kotoko-International career:... , Bernard Aryee Bernard Aryee Bernard Aryee is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Career:... , Isaac Asare Isaac Asare Isaac Asare is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 2006, Asare obtained Belgian nationality.... , Kwame Ayew Kwame Ayew Kwame Ayew is a retired Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker.During nearly 20 years, in played professionally in six countries, mainly in Portugal, where he appeared for four teams in the 90's.-Club career:... , Ibrahim Dossey Ibrahim Dossey Ibrahim Dossey was a Ghanaian football goalkeeper.-Career:Dossey was born in Accra, Ghana... , Mohammed Gargo Mohammed Gargo Mohammed Gargo is a former Ghanaian footballer.-Club career:Gargo joined Italian side Udinese in 1995. In January 2003 he was loaned to Venezia and in January 2004 sold to Serie B side Genoa along with Vittorio Micolucci, in exchanged for Rodrigue Boisfer and Valon Behrami, all in co-ownership... , Samuel Kumah Samuel Kumah Samuel Ablade Kumah is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Club football:... , Nii Lamptey Nii Lamptey Nii Odartey Lamptey is a former Ghanaian footballer. He is known foremost for his erratic career, in which he became a superstar as a teenager and then suffered a long string of failures which burnt him out well before his time... , Yaw Preko Yaw Preko Yaw Preko is a former football striker from Ghana.- Career :His career started in Powerlines, a small Ghanaian club, and his first European club was R.S.C. Anderlecht where he became Belgian champion three times. He played in Turkey from 1997-2004 before joining Halmstads BK in the Allsvenskan... , Shamo Quaye Shamo Quaye Shamo Quaye was a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.- Career :...	1992 Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...	Football	Men's competition

Medals by sport

Boxing Boxing at the Summer Olympics Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the program at the 1904 Summer Olympics, except for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, because Swedish law banned the sport at the time. The 2008 Summer Olympics was the final games with boxing as a male only event...	1	2	3
Football Football at the Summer Olympics Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:...	0	1	1
Total	1	3	4

List of medalists

Medals by sport

See also