Ghana_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics
Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Ghana competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having taken part in all but three editions since its debut (as the Gold Coast) in 1952. Ghana did not attend Montreal 1976 because of the African boycott, as well as the Moscow 1980, when the nation joined the United States-led boycott.
| Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | GHA |
| NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
| in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23) – August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08) | |
| Competitors | 14 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Nadia Eke Sulemanu Tetteh |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Samuel Takyi |
| Medals Ranked 86th |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Samuel Takyi | Boxing | Men's featherweight | August 3 |
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 |
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 | ||
| Sarfo Ansah 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 | |
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 | |
| Shakul Samed | Men's light heavyweight | Bye |  Malkan (TUR)L RSC |
Did not advance | |||
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 | |||||
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 | |||
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 |
- "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Boxing Olympic Qualification – Dakar: Day 7 As It Happened". Olympic Channel. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.