Emmanuel K Nartey (born 18 April 1983 in Accra), is a Ghanaian judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Dex Elmont in the second round. [1] He was the first judoka to represent Ghana at the Olympic Games. [2] He also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where he was ejected following a dispute with officials. [3] He won bronze at the 2015 African Games in the men's 73 kg. [4]
Nartey studied at the University of the West of England and received his doctorate in international law and human rights from the University of East London. [4] He serves in the British Army. [5] [6] He is the author of a book titled "My Olympic Dream". [2]
Major General Robert Ebenezer Abossey Kotei was a soldier, politician and track and field athlete. He was once the Chief of Defence Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces and also a member of the Supreme Military Council that ruled Ghana between 1975 and 1979. He was executed in 1979, following a military coup. He also held the Ghanaian high jump record for many years.
Euan Michael BurtonMBE is a Scottish judoka.
Emmanuel "Emma" Lucenti is a judoka from Argentina. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's half-middleweight (-81 kg). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost in second round to Euan Burton. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals, where he lost to Kim Jae-bum. As Kim continued on to the gold medal match, Lucenti took part in the bronze medal repechage, where he lost in the first round to Antoine Valois-Fortier. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Lucenti was once again eliminated by Valois-Fortier, this time in the third round.
Jack Simon Oliver is a weightlifter competing in the 77 kg category, representing England and Great Britain.
Arnie Dickins is an Australian judoka who competes in the men's 60 kg category. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was narrowly defeated in the first round. He also lost in the preliminary round of the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He has been Australian Judo Champion on three occasions.
Colin Oates is an English former Judoka.
Rustam Orujov is an Azerbaijani retired judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Gideon van Zyl in the second round, he was eliminated by Mansur Isaev in the third round. He won the silver medal in the men's 73 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Daniel Williams is a British judoka.After his judo retirement,he decided to make a new brand named Kosmos.
Christopher David Sherrington is a British judoka. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the +100 kg event.
Thomas David Reed is a British judoka.
Razak Abugiri is a Ghanaian judoka. He competed in the men's 60 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.
Ghana competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having taken part in all but three editions since its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Ghana did not attend the 1976 Olympics because of the African boycott and did not attend the 1980 Olympics because of the United States boycott.
Nauru competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation in Brazil was its sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Nauru's delegation included two participants: Ovini Uera, a judoka in the men's middleweight judo category; and Elson Brechtefeld in the men's 56 kg weightlifting competition. Uera qualified as Nauru's top-ranked judoka, in the IJF World Ranking List through a quota slot from the Oceania Judo Union. Brechtefeld qualified by grant from the International Weightlifting Federation of an unused quota place. Uera was eliminated by Varlam Liparteliani in the round of 16 and Brechtefeld finished 15th in his event.
Szandra Szögedi is a Hungarian-born naturalized Ghanaian judoka who currently competes in the -63 kg event. Born and raised in Hungary, she is married to Ghanaian judoka Alex Amoako and competes for Ghana in international competitions. She competed in the Women's -63 kg at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Christian Amoah is a Ghanaian weightlifter who currently competes in the 85 kg event. He competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Faye Njie is a Finnish-born Gambian judoka. He was born in Helsinki, Finland to a Finnish mother and a Gambian father, and has represented both countries.
Ghana Judo Association is the largest association for Judo in Ghana and a member as well as the official representative for this sport in the Ghana Olympic Committee.
Ghana competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having taken part in all but three editions since its debut in 1952. Ghana did not attend Montreal 1976 because of the African boycott, as well as the Moscow 1980, when the nation joined the United States-led boycott.
Joseph Paul Amoah is a Ghanaian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. He competed at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in the 100 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay, and at the 2019 African Games, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay. He was also a 100 metres finalist at the 2019 African Games, finishing fourth.
Ghana competed at the 2015 African Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.