Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Ghana at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Ghana.svg
CGF code GHA
CGA Ghana Olympic Committee
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors70 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Abdul Omar
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Ghana competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. [1] It was Ghana's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Contents

Boxer Abdul Omar was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. [2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jessie Lartey Boxing Men's −64 kg April 14

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 8917
Badminton 448
Boxing 707
Cycling 505
Hockey 01818
Shooting 112
Swimming 224
Table tennis 426
Weightlifting 314
Total343771

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Sarfo Ansah 100 m 10.414Did not advance
Sean Safo-Antwi 10.955Did not advance
Joseph Amoah 200 m 20.844 Q20.997Did not advance
Martin Owusu-Antwi 21.02 SB2 Q25.958Did not advance
Alex Amankwah 800 m 1:47.804Did not advance
Felix Acheampong 1500 m T54 3:30.666Did not advance
Nkegbe Botsyo 3:25.555 q3:18.719
Felix Acheampong Marathon T54 1:57:549
Nkegbe Botsyo 1:56:568
Joseph Amoah
Sarfo Ansah
Atsu Nyamadi
Martin Owusu-Antwi
Sean Safo-Antwi
4 × 100 m DNSDid not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Atsu Nyamadi Result11.277.2514.492.0150.4514.8246.61NMDNSDNF
Points8018747588137948718000
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Gemma Acheampong 100 m 11.623 Q11.796Did not advance
Halutie Hor 11.451 Q11.463 q11.548
Flings Owusu Agyapong 11.745 q11.606Did not advance
Janet Amponsah 200 m 23.662 Q23.676Did not advance
Rafiatu Nuhu 400 m 54.025Did not advance
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 52.443 Q53.165Did not advance
Agnes Abu 800 m 2:02.506Did not advance
Gemma Acheampong
Janet Amponsah
Halutie Hor
Flings Owusu Agyapong
4 × 100 m 43.645
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistanceRank
Nadia Eke Triple jump 13.0510
Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Elizabeth Dadzie Result13.491.6311.06DSQ5.7638.212:19.10466812
Points10527715990777633836

Badminton

Ghana participated with eight athletes (four men and four women)

Singles
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Abraham Ayittey Men's singles Flag of Mauritius.svg  Aatish Lubah  (MRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Emmanuel Donkor ByeFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Buwaneka Goonethilleka  (SRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Daniel Sam Flag of Australia.svg  Anthony Joe  (AUS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah Women's singles Flag of Zambia.svg  Ogar Siamupangila  (ZAM)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka Flag of Seychelles.svg  Juliette Ah-Wan  (SEY)
W 2 - 0
Flag of India.svg  Ruthvika Gadde  (IND)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Eyram Migbodzi Flag of Australia.svg  Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu  (AUS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Doubles
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Emmanuel Donkor
Daniel Sam
Men's doubles Flag of South Africa.svg  Coetzer /
Vijayanath  (RSA)
W 2 - 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Goh /
Tan  (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Abraham Ayittey
Michael Baah
Flag of Scotland.svg  Campbell /
MacHugh  (SCO)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah
Eyram Migbodzi
Women's doubles Flag of Guernsey.svg  Johnson /
le Tissier  (GUE)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka
Gifty Mensah
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Cheah /
Jemie Lai  (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah
Emmanuel Donkor
Mixed doubles Flag of Fiji.svg  Fong /
Whiteside  (FIJ)
W 2 - 1
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  B Li /
J Li  (IOM)
W 2 - 0
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Goh /
Lai  (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Eyram Migbodzi
Daniel Sam
Flag of Singapore.svg  Chrisnanta /
Wong  (SGP)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Gifty Mensah
Abraham Ayittey
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Goonethilleka /
Sirimannage  (SRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka
Michael Baah
ByeFlag of Singapore.svg  Wong /
Ong  (SGP)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Mixed team
Roster
Pool D
PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 22091+8192+17433202+2312 Knockout stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 21164+2129+3358328+301
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 20201010020201594202610
4Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles DSQ0000000000000
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2018. Source: [ citation needed ]

Boxing

Ghana participated with a team of 7 athletes (7 men)

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Tetteh Sulemanu −49 kg Flag of India.svg  Panghal  (IND)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Akimos Ampiah −52 kg Flag of India.svg  Solanki  (IND)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Samuel Addo −56 kg Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ojo  (NGR)
W 4 - 1
Flag of England.svg  McGrail  (ENG)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Abdul Omar −60 kg Flag of Australia.svg  Garside  (AUS)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Jessie Lartey −64 kg ByeFlag of Mauritius.svg  Colin  (MRI)
W 3 - 2
Flag of South Africa.svg  Blom  (RSA)
W 3 - 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Blumenfeld  (CAN)
L 0 - 5
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Abubakari Quartey −69 kg Flag of Mauritius.svg  Clair  (MRI)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Musah Lawson −75 kg ByeFlag of Cameroon.svg  Ntsengue  (CMR)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance

Cycling

Ghana participated with 5 athletes (5 men).

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Abdul Abdul Mimin Road race DNF
Anthony Boakye Dankwa DNF
Abdul Umar DNF
Abdul Abdul Mimin Time trial 56:40.4436
Anthony Boakye Dankwa 56:36.7535

Track

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Frederick Assor
Rudolf Mensah (pilot)
Men's tandem sprint B 12.8165Did not advance
Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Frederick Assor
Rudolf Mensah (pilot)
Men's tandem time trial B 1:26.0025

Hockey

Ghana qualified a women's [field] hockey team of 18 athletes, after being ranked in the top nine in the Commonwealth (minus the host nation Australia). [3] This will mark the country's Commonwealth debut in the sport. [4]

Women's tournament

Roster
Pool B
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H)431080+810Advance to Semi-finals
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4220181+178
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 412152+35 5th–6th place match
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 41126824 7th–8th place match
5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4004127260 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host
6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Doar Field hockey ball.svg 10', 50', 53'
Smith Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Charlton Field hockey ball.svg 16'
Gloyn Field hockey ball.svg 28'
Michelsen Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Merry Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Harrison Field hockey ball.svg 43'
McLaren Field hockey ball.svg 49', 59'
Robinson Field hockey ball.svg 51'
Report
Umpires:
Catherine Wright (GBR)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)
21:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Bone Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Kenny Field hockey ball.svg 7', 30'
Claxton Field hockey ball.svg 14'
Peris Field hockey ball.svg 41'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Durgi Devi (IND)

9 April 2018 (2018-04-09)
16:30
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg5–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Collins Field hockey ball.svg 11'
K. Robertson Field hockey ball.svg 12'
Brown Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Brodie Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Alexander-Lloyd Field hockey ball.svg 47'
Report
Umpires:
Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS)
Catherine Wright (WAL)

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)
11:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Stairs Field hockey ball.svg 12', 54'
Secco Field hockey ball.svg 29'
Hennig Field hockey ball.svg 34'
Wright Field hockey ball.svg 52'
Report Amoako Field hockey ball.svg 33'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS)
Ninth and tenth place
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)
13:30
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Evans Field hockey ball.svg 53' Report Boakye Field hockey ball.svg 44'
Penalties
French Field hockey pengoal.svg
Jones Field hockey pengoal.svg
Evans Field hockey penmiss.svg
2–0Field hockey penmiss.svg Umaru
Field hockey penmiss.svg Amoako
Field hockey penmiss.svg Opoku
Field hockey penmiss.svg Afriyie
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)

Shooting

Ghana participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Emmanuel Koli Appiah Men's 50 metre rifle prone 571.130Did not advance
Mercy Chodo Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions 55316Did not advance
Women's 50 metre rifle prone 597.518

Swimming

Ghana participated with 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Jason Arthur 100 m backstroke 56.5214 Q56.8515Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:03.9115Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:07.4418Did not advance
Abeiku Jackson 50 m freestyle 23.4724Did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.6816 Q24.8616Did not advance
100 m butterfly 54.7913 Q54.7915Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rebecca Asare 50 m backstroke 36.6430Did not advance
Maayaa Ayawere 50 m freestyle 28.3826Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:04.7133Did not advance

Table tennis

Ghana participated with 6 athletes (4 men and 2 women).

Singles
AthletesEventGroup stageRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Derek Abrefa Men's singles Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Gboyah
 (SLE)
W 4 - 0
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Johnny
 (KIR)
W 4 - 0
1 QFlag of Mauritius.svg  Yogarajah
 (MRI)
W 4 - 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wang
 (CAN)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance
Felix Lartey Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Dookram
 (TTO)
W 4 - 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Leong
 (MAS)
L 0 - 4
2Did not advance
Bernard Sam Flag of Guyana.svg  Bryan
 (GUY)
W 4 - 2
Flag of Barbados.svg  Knight
 (BAR)
W 4 - 3
1 QByeFlag of Australia.svg  Hu
 (AUS)
L 0 - 4
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso Women's singles Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Sifi
 (SOL)
W 4 - 0
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Lulu
 (VAN)
W 4 - 1
1 QFlag of Seychelles.svg  Bristol
 (SEY)
W 4 - 1
Flag of Singapore.svg  Yu
 (SGP)
L 0 - 4
Did not advance
Cynthia Kwabi Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Warusawithana
 (SRI)
L 0 - 4
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Chung
 (TTO)
L 0 - 4
3Did not advance
Doubles
AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Emmanuel Asante
Bernard Sam
Men's doubles ByeFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Lulu /
Shing  (VAN)
W 3 - 1
Flag of Singapore.svg  Pang /
Poh  (SGP)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Derek Abrefa
Felix Lartey
ByeFlag of England.svg  Drinkhall /
Pitchford  (ENG)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso
Cynthia Kwabi
Women's doubles Flag of Malaysia.svg  Chang /
Tee  (MAS)
L 1 - 3
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso
Bernard Sam
Mixed doubles Flag of Fiji.svg  Wing /
Yee  (FIJ)
W 3 - 0
Flag of Australia.svg  Yan /
Lay  (AUS)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Cynthia Kwabi
Derek Abrefa
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Chan Yook Fo /
Kinoo  (MRI)
W 3 - 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Medjugorac /
Cote  (CAN)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Team
AthletesEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Derek Abrefa
Emmanuel Asante
Felix Lartey
Bernard Sam
Men's team Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)
L 0–3
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)
L 1-3
3Did not advance

Weightlifting

Ghana participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman). [5]

AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Christian Amoah Men's −85 kg 145417663216
Forrester Osei Men's −94 kg 153518053335
Richmond Osarfo Men's −105 kg 152219853504
Ruth Baffoe Women's −53 kg 775881116510

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