| Ghana at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GHA |
| NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
| Website | http://www.ghanaolympic.org/ |
| in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 – 18 October 2018 | |
| Competitors | 5 in 4 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Ghana participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. The Country delegation team was led by Evans Yeboah. [1]
| Sport | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Beach volleyball | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Solomon Diafo | Boys' 400 m | 49.08 | 3 | 48.47 | 6 | 1:37.55 | 8 |
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Kelvin Carboo Eric Tsatsu | Boys' |  Streli – Hajos (HUN)L 0–2  Lanteri – Palmaro (MON)W 2–1  A. Lezcano – C. Lobo (CRC)L 0–2 | 3 Q |  Amieva – Zelayeta (ARG)L 0–2 | did not advance | ||||
Boys
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Abeiku Jackson | 50 m butterfly | 24.44 | 3 Q | 24.90 | 7 | did not advance | |
| 100 m butterfly | 54.52 | 2 | did not advance | ||||
Ghana qualified one athletes based on its performance at the 2018 African Youth Championships. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Sandra Mensimah Owusu | Girls' -58 kg | 65 | 7 | 77 | 7 | 142 | 7 |
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