Ghana at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Ghana competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Medalists

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 m:

• George Kofi Daniels

Heats — 10.65 s (did not advance)

Men's 200 m:

• George Kofi Daniels

1. Heats — 21.05 s
2. 2nd Round — 21.10 s (did not advance)

• James Addy

1. Heats — 21.06 s (did not advance)

• Sam Bugri

1. Heats — 47.83 s (did not advance)
2. 2nd Round — 47.34 s (did not advance)

Men's 1500 m:

• Billy Fordjour

1. Heats — 4:08.2 (did not advance)

Men's 3000 m steeplechase:

• Robert Hackman

1. Heats — 8:57.6 (did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m relay:

• Ohene Karikari, James Addy, Sandy Osei Agyeman and George Kofi Daniels

1. Heats — 39.46 s
2. 2nd Round — 39.99 s (did not advance)

Men's Long jump:

• Michael Ahey

1. Heat — 7.39 m (did not advance)

• Joshua Owusu

1. Heat — 7.93 m (did not advance)
2. Final — 8.01 m (4th place)

Men's Triple jump:

• Johnson Amoah

1. Heat — 15.84 m (did not advance)

• Moise Pomaney

1. Heat — 15.72 m (did not advance)

Women's 100 m

• Hannah Afriyie

1. Heat — 11.90 s
2. 2nd Round — 12.04 (did not advance)

• Alice Annum

1. Heat — 11.54 s
2. 2nd Round — 11.45 s
3. Semifinal — 11.47 s
4. Final — 11.41 s (6th place)

Alternate member

• • Juliana Ohemeng

Boxing

Bantamweight:

• Destimo Joe

1. 1/16-Final — Defeated Werner Schäfer of West Germany (3 — 2)
2. 1/8-Final — Lost to Ferry Egberty Moniaga of Indonesia (1 — 4)

Featherweight:

• Cofie Joe

1. 1/32-Final — Lost to Orlando Palacios of Cuba (1 — 4)

Light Welterweight:

• Lawson Odartey

1. 1/16-Final — Lost to Issaka Dabore of Niger (RSC, 3. RD)

Welterweight:

• Emma Flash Ankudey

1. 1/16-Final — Lost to Damdinjav Bandi of Mongolia (2 — 3)

Light middleweight:

• Ricky Barnor

1. 1/32-Final — Lost to Rolando Garbey of Cuba (0 — 5)

Middleweight:

• Prince Amartey → Bronze medal

1. 1/8-final — Defeat José Luis Espinosa of Mexico (5 — 0)
2. 1/4-final — Defeat Poul Knudsen of Denmark (3 — 2)
3. Semi-Final — Lost to Reima Virtanen of Finland (2 — 3)

Football

Men

• First Round (Group D)

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Group D

• Team Roster

• Oliver Acquah
• Armah Akuetteh
• Edward Boye
• Abukari Caribah
• Joseph Derchie
• John Eshun
• Albert Essuman
• Henry Lante France
• Joe Ghartey
• Malik Jabir
• Osei Kofi
• Peter Lamptey
• Essel Badu Mensah
• Alex Mingle
• Clifford Odame
• Kwasi Owusu
• Joseph Sam
• Yaw Sam
• Ibrahim Sunday

References