Ghana (GHA)

Overview

NOCGhana Olympic Committee
Flagbearers42

Participants

Olympic Games 255
Youth Olympic Games 35

Description

Ghana first appeared at the Olympics in 1952 under its colonial name, Gold Coast. It did not attend the 1956 Olympics, but competed from 1960 through 1972 under its current name. After boycotting the 1976 and 1980 Olympics, Ghana has attended the Olympic Games from 1984 through Tokyo 2020. Ghanian athletes have won five medals at the Olympic Games.

Through 2022, the best performance by a Ghanian athlete has been achieved by Ike Quartey, who won a silver medal in 1960 light-welterweight boxing. Their men’s football team won a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and three boxers, Prince Amartey, Eddie Blay and Samuel Takyi, have also won bronze medals.

In 2010, England-born Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, known as “The Snow Leopard”, competed in Alpine skiing in Vancouver, the first appearance by a Ghanaian athlete at the Winter Olympics. The nation has also entered lone athletes at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics, with Akwasi Frimpong in 2018 men’s skeleton, and Alpine skier Carlos Mäder in the 2022 giant slalom event. “The Snow Leopard” achieved the best position for his nation in his appearance, a 47th position among 101 competitors.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1952 Summer Olympics Gold Coast 7 0 7 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Ghana 13 0 13 Results
1964 Summer Olympics Ghana 30 3 33 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Ghana 30 1 31 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Ghana 33 2 35 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Ghana 14 7 21 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Ghana 10 6 16 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Ghana 32 2 34 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Ghana 33 2 35 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Ghana 16 6 22 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Ghana 23 3 26 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Ghana 8 1 9 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Ghana 1 0 1 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Ghana 5 2 7 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Ghana 7 6 13 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Ghana 1 0 1 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Ghana 10 2 12 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Ghana 1 0 1 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Ghana 19 1 20 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Ghana 5 5 10 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Ghana 4 1 5 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 2 0 2 Results
Athletics 73 26 99 Results
Boxing 52 0 52 Results
Football (Football) 88 0 88 Results
Judo 2 1 3 Results
Skeleton (Bobsleigh) 1 0 1 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 1 2 3 Results
Table Tennis 2 3 5 Results
Weightlifting 1 1 2 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 3 2 5 Results
Badminton 1 0 1 Results
Beach Volleyball (Volleyball) 4 2 6 Results
Hockey 16 0 16 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 4 1 5 Results
Weightlifting 0 2 2 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 0 0 1
1960 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1964 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1972 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boxing 0 1 3 4
Football 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Athletics 1 0 0 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Ike Quartey GHA 0 1 0 1
Prince Amartey GHA 0 0 1 1
Eddie Blay GHA 0 0 1 1
Joachim Yaw Acheampong GHA 0 0 1 1
Simon Addo GHA 0 0 1 1
Sammi Adjei GHA 0 0 1 1
Mamood Amadu GHA 0 0 1 1
Frank Amankwah GHA 0 0 1 1
Bernard Aryee GHA 0 0 1 1
Isaac Asare GHA 0 0 1 1
Kwame Ayew GHA 0 0 1 1
Ibrahim Dossey GHA 0 0 1 1
Mohammed Gargo GHA 0 0 1 1
Mohammed Dramani Kalilu GHA 0 0 1 1
Maxwell Konadu GHA 0 0 1 1
Samuel Kuffour GHA 0 0 1 1
Samuel Ablade Kumah GHA 0 0 1 1
Nii Lamptey GHA 0 0 1 1
Anthony Mensah GHA 0 0 1 1
Alex Nyarko GHA 0 0 1 1
Yaw Preko GHA 0 0 1 1
Shamo Quaye GHA 0 0 1 1
Oli Rahman GHA 0 0 1 1
Samuel Takyi GHA 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Martha Bissah GHA 1 0 0 1