Ghana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

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Ghana at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Flag of Ghana.svg
IOC code GHA
NOC Ghana Olympic Committee
in Nanjing
Competitors10 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 49th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Youth Olympics appearances

Ghana competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics , in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Martha Bissah Athletics Girls' 800 m 23 August

Athletics

Ghana qualified two athletes. [1]

Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)

Boys
Field Events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistanceRankDistanceRank
Precious Attipoe Triple jump 15.088 Q14.648
Girls
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Martha Bissah 800 m 2:07.672 Q2:04.90Gold medal icon.svg

Badminton

Ghana was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee. [2]

Singles
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Abraham Ayittey Boys' Singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Y Shi  (CHN)
L w/o
Flag of Singapore.svg  B Ong  (SIN)
L w/o
Flag of South Korea.svg  Seo  (KOR)
L w/o
4Did not advance
Doubles
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Flag of India.svg  Ruthvika Shivani  (IND)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Abraham Ayittey  (GHA)
Mixed Doubles Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  T Hendahewa  (SRI)
Flag of Singapore.svg  B Ong  (SIN)
L w/o
Flag of France.svg L Courtois (FRA)
Flag of Uganda.svg  D Sebunnya  (UGA)
L w/o
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  He Bingjiao  (CHN)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sanchin Dias  (SRI)
L w/o
4Did not advance

Beach Volleyball

Ghana qualified a boys' and girls' team by their performance at the CAVB Qualification Tournament. [3]

AthletesEventPreliminary roundStandingRound of 24Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Philip Amissah
Nicholas Tetteh
Boys' Flag of France.svg  Gathier / Loiseau  (FRA)
L 0 – 2
3 QFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  MacNeil / Richards  (CAN)
L 0 – 2
Did not advance25
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Figueroa / Rivera  (PUR)
L 0 – 2
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Rosa / Sweeney  (ISV)
W 2 – 1
Flag of Peru.svg  Bramon-Arias / Heredia  (PER)
W 2 – 1
Flag of Iran.svg  Shobeiri / Sahneh  (IRI)
WINJ
Doris Douduwa
Esther Essumang
Girls' Flag of Austria.svg  Radl / Gesslbauer  (AUT)
L 0 – 2
6Did not advance
Flag of Thailand.svg  Tangkaeo / Kawfong  (THA)
L 0 – 2
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Mongelos / Valiente  (PAR)
L 0 – 2
Flag of France.svg  Richard / Placette  (FRA)
L 0 – 2
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Giron / Bethancourt  (GUA)
L 0 – 2

Swimming

Ghana qualified two swimmers. [4]

Boys
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Kwaku Addo 50 m freestyle 24.6638Did not advance
50 m butterfly 27.4541Did not advance
Girls
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ophelia Swayne 50 m freestyle 28.7637Did not advance
50 m butterfly 29.5127Did not advance

Weightlifting

Ghana was given a quota to compete in a girls' event by the tripartite committee. [5]

Girls
AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Juliana Arkoh −63 kg 6288281448

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References

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  2. "BWF Junior World Rankings: Boys' Singles". BWF . 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. "Sierra Leone men and Rwanda women top podium of African qualifiers for Youth Olympic Games". FIVB . 16 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  4. "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. "Universality Places" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation . July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.