Ghana at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Ghana at the
1960 Summer Olympics

IOC code| GHA
NOC| Ghana Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors| 15 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 1952
* 1956
* 1960
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* 1976–1980
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* 1992
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* 2024

Ghana competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, for the first time as an independent nation. Previously, the Gold Coast had competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In total, 15 athletes competing in 2 sports represented Ghana.[1]

## Medalists[edit]

Ghana won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Silver | Clement Quartey | Boxing | Men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg)

## Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men

Track & road events

Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Gustav Ntiforo | 100 m | 11.15  | 4  | did not advance
Michael Okantey | 200 m | 21.91  | 3  | did not advance
John Asare-Antwi | 400 m | 47.81  | 5  | did not advance
Frederick Owusu | 800 m | 1:55.41  | 5  | did not advance
William Quaye
James Addy
Frederick Owusu
John Asare-Antwi | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.62  | 2 Q | —  | 3:11.03  | 5  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Robert Kotei | High jump | 2.00  | =4 q | 2.03  | 10

## Boxing[edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round 1  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Isaac Aryee | Flyweight | Bye  |  Tanabe (JPN)
L 0-5  | did not advance
Joshua Williams | Featherweight |  Gheorghiu (ROU)
L 1-4  | did not advance
Eddie Blay | Lightweight | Bye  |  Gutiérrez (URU)
W 4-1  |  McTaggart (GBR)
L 0-5  | did not advance
Clement Quartey | Light welterweight | Bye  |  Boubekeur (MAR)
W 5-0  |  Al-Karkhi (IRQ)
W 5-0  |  Kim (KOR)
W 3-2  |  Kasprzyk (POL)
W WO |  Němeček (TCH)
L 0-5  |
Joseph Lartey | Welterweight | Bye  |  Bergström (SWE)
W 5-0  |  Radonyak (URS)
L KO | did not advance
Alhassan Brimah | Light Middleweight | Bye  |  Lagutin (URS)
L KO | did not advance

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ghana at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Official Olympic Reports
* International Olympic Committee results database

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Nations at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy

Africa|

* Ethiopia
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* Kenya
* Liberia
* Morocco
* Nigeria
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* Sudan
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* Uganda
* United Arab Republic

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Oceania|

* Australia
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Ghana at the Olympics

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