Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Ghana at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Flag bearers (opening)
Nadia Eke
Sulemanu Tetteh
Flag bearer (closing)Samuel Takyi
Medals
Ranked 86th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

Moscow 1980, when the nation joined the United States-led boycott
.

Medalists

Further information: 2020 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 2020 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Samuel Takyi Boxing Men's featherweight August 3

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 6 1 7
Boxing 3 0 3
Judo 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Total 12 2 14

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ghanaian athletes achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku
 Men's 100 m Bye 10.13 4 Did not advance
Joseph Amoah Men's 200 m 20.35 SB 3 Q — 20.27 =SB 4 Did not advance
Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku
Joseph Oduro Manu
Sean Safo-Antwi
Emmanuel Yeboah
 Men's 4 × 100 m relay 38.08
NR
 		5 q — DSQ
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nadia Eke Women's triple jump NM — Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ghana entered three boxers into the Olympic tournament. London 2012 Olympian Sulemanu Tetteh (men's flyweight) and rookie Samuel Takyi (men's featherweight) scored a box-off victory each to secure places in their respective weight divisions at the 2020 African Qualification Tournament in Diamniadio, Senegal.[4] Shakul Samed completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Africa in the men's light heavyweight division of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Sulemanu Tetteh Men's flyweight  Marte (DOM)
W 3–2 		 Veitía (CUB)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
Samuel Takyi Men's featherweight Bye  Caicedo (ECU)
W 5–0 		 Ávila (COL)
W 3–2 		 Ragan (USA)
L 1–4 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Shakul Samed Men's light heavyweight Bye  Malkan (TUR)
L RSC 		Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ghana qualified one judoka for the men's middleweight category (90 kg) at the Games. Kwadjo Anani accepted a continental berth from Africa as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[5]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kwadjo Anani Men's −90 kg Bye  Gwak D-h (KOR)
L 00–01 		Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ghana received a universality invitation from

FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[6]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Abeku Jackson
 Men's 100 m butterfly 53.39 45 Did not advance
Unilez Takyi Women's 50 m freestyle 27.85 57 Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Ghana entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Christian Amoah topped the list of weightlifters from Africa in the men's 96 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Christian Amoah Men's −96 kg 145 14 170 13 315 12

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
  1. Olympics
    . 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. IAAF
    . Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar: Day 7 As It Happened". Olympic Channel. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  5. ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. Swimming World Magazine
    . Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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