Ghana at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Ghana at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ghana.svg
IOC code GHA
NOC Ghana Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ghana competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Contents

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Round 1 10.5 s (→ 3rd in heat, advanced to round 2)
  • Round 2 10.4 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres

  • Round 1 23.9 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

  • Round 1 45.8 s (→ 4th in heat, advanced to round 2)
  • Round 2 46.0 s (→ 4th in heat, advanced to semi final)
  • Semi final 45.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Round 1 1:50.7 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres hurdles

  • Round 1 51.6 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres relay

  • Round 1 39.8 s (→ 6th in heat, semi final)
  • Semi final 39.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's long jump

  • Qualification 7.77 m (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final 7.71 m (→ 13th place)
  • Qualification DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's long jump

  • Qualification 5.61 m (→ advanced to the final)

Men's triple jump

  • Qualification 15.65 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Light flyweight (48 kg)

Bantamweight (54 kg)

Lightweight (60 kg)

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

Welterweight (67 kg)

Light middleweight (71 kg)

Middleweight (75 kg)

  • Round of 16 DNS

Heavyweight (81 kg)

Football (soccer)

Men


Israel  Flag of Israel.svg5 3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Spiegel Soccerball shade.svg 11'Soccerball shade.svg 75'
Feigenbaum Soccerball shade.svg 16'Soccerball shade.svg 30'Soccerball shade.svg 70'
Report Jabir Soccerball shade.svg 18'Soccerball shade.svg 79'
Amosa Soccerball shade.svg 35'

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2 2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
A. Dunai Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Menczel Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Report Sunday Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Sampene Soccerball shade.svg 33'

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1 1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg 42' Report Kofi Soccerball shade.svg 55'

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Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 321082+65
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 320186+24
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 30216822
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 30122861

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