Ghana at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Ghana at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Ghana.svg
IOC code GHA
NOC Ghana Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors9 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Maxwell Amponsah
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ghana competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all but three editions since 1952. 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.

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The Ghana Olympic Committee sent a total of 9 athletes, 6 men and 3 women, to compete in 4 sports. This equaled the record number of Ghanaian athletes sent to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Five of the athletes on the team had not previously competed at the Olympic Games, while sprinter Vida Anim became the first Ghanaian female athlete to participate in a fourth Olympic Games. Alberta Ampomah became the first Ghanaian to compete in weightlifting at the Olympic Games. Heavyweight boxer and African champion Maxwell Amponsah, who later withdrew from the Games because of sustained injuries, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [1] The Ghanaian team did not win any medals at the 2012 Olympics.

Athletics

Ghanaian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and one at the 'B' Standard): [2] [3]

Key
Men
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Ignisious Gaisah Long jump 7.7918Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Vida Anim 200 m 23.718Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800 FinalRank
Margaret Simpson ResultWithdrew due to injury
Points

Boxing

Ghana qualified a total of four boxers. [4] Heavyweight boxer Maxwell Amponsah withdrew from the Games after failing to recover from an injury sustained during a qualification match months before the competition. [1]

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Tetteh Sulemanu Light flyweight Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Ortíz  (PUR)
L 6–20
Did not advance
Duke Akueteh Micah Flyweight Flag of Mauritius.svg  Lavigilante  (MRI)
W 18–14
Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Conlan  (IRL)
L 8–19 [5]
Did not advance
Isaac Zion Kojo Dogboe Bantamweight Flag of Japan.svg  Shimizu  (JPN)
L 9–10
Did not advance
Maxwell Amponsah Heavyweight Retired

Judo

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Emmanuel Nartey Men's −73 kg ByeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Elmont  (NED)
L 0003–0111
Did not advance

Weightlifting

Ghana received one wildcard. [6]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Alberta Ampomah Women's +75 kg 73141011217413

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