| Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GHA |
| NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 26 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Andrew Owusu |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ghana was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Ghana Olympic Committee.
In total, 28 athletes including 23 men and three women represented Ghana in two different sports including athletics and football.
In total, 28 athletes represented Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across two different sports. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 28 |
In total, 10 Ghanaian athletes participated in the athletics events – Vida Anim, Ignisious Gaisah, Leonard Myles-Mills, Eric Nkansah, Christian Nsiah, Andrew Owusu, Akosua Serwaa, Margaret Simpson and Aziz Zakari. [1]
The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 21 August 2004. Nkansah finished sixth in his heat in a time of 10.54 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals. Zakari finished second in his heat in a time of 10.19 seconds and he advanced to the quarter-finals. Myles-Mills finished third in his heat in a time of 10.21 seconds and he advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals took place later the same day. Zakari finished first in his quarter-final in a time of 10.02 seconds and he advanced to the semi-finals. Myles-Mills finished third in his quarter-final in a time of 10.18 seconds and he advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-finals took place the following day. Zakari finished third in his semi-final in a time of 10.11 seconds and he advanced to the final. Myles-Mills finished sixth in his semi-final in a time of 10.22 seconds and he did not advance to the final. The final took place later the same day. Zakari did not finish. [2]
The heats for the men's 200 m took place on 24 August 2004. Nsiah finished sixth in his heat in a time of 21.06 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals. [3]
The heats for the men's 4 x 100 m relay took place on 27 August 2004. Ghana finished sixth in their heat in a time of 38.88 seconds and did not advance to the final. [4]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Leonard Myles-Mills | 100 m | 10.21 | 3 Q | 10.18 | 3 Q | 10.22 | 6 | did not advance | |
| Eric Nkansah | 10.54 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Christian Nsiah | 200 m | 21.06 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Aziz Zakari | 100 m | 10.19 | 2 Q | 10.02 | 1 Q | 10.11 | 3 Q | DNF | |
| Tanko Braimah Leonard Myles-Mills Christian Nsiah Aziz Zakari | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.88 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||||
The qualifying round for the men's triple jump took place on 20 August 2004. Owusu contested qualifying group A. His best jump of 16.64 m came on his third and final attempt. However, he did not advance to the final and finished 19th overall. [5]
The qualifying round for the men's long jump took place on 24 August 2004. Gaisah contested qualifying group A. His best jump of 8.05 m came on his third and final attempt and he advanced to the final by 1 cm. The final took place on 26 August 2004. Gaisah recorded his best jump of 8.24 cm in round four of the final as he finished sixth overall. [6]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ignisious Gaisah | Long jump | 8.05 | 12 q | 8.24 | 6 |
| Andrew Owusu | Triple jump | 16.64 | 19 | did not advance | |
The heats for the women's 100 m took place on 20 August 2004. Anim finished first in her heat in a time of 11.14 seconds and she advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals took place later the same day. Anim did not finish. [7]
The heats for the women's 800 m took place on 20 August 2004. Serwaa finished fifth in her heat in a time of two minutes 3.96 seconds and she did not advance to the semi-finals. [8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Vida Anim | 100 m | 11.14 | 1 Q | DNF | did not advance | ||||
| Akosua Serwaa | 800 m | 2:03.96 | 5 | — | did not advance | ||||
The heptathlon took place on 20 and 21 August 2004. Simpson scored a total of 6,253 points across the seven events and finished ninth overall. [9]
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Simpson | Result | 13.56 | 1.79 | 12.41 | 24.62 | 6.02 | 53.32 | 2:17.72 | 6253 | 9 |
| Points | 1041 | 966 | 688 | 922 | 856 | 925 | 856 |
In total, 18 Ghanaian athletes participated in the football events – Mohammed Alhassan, Stephen Appiah, Charles Asampong Taylor, Yussif Chibsah, Daniel Coleman, Asamoah Gyan, Baffour Gyan, William Kwabena Tiero, Nasir Lamine, John Mensah, Emmanuel Osei, George Owu, John Paintsil, Emmanuel Pappoe, Razak Pimpong, Kwadwo Poku, Patrick Villars, Abubakari Yahuza in the men's tournament. [1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paraguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 2 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
