Ghana at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Ghana at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GHA |
NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
in Munich | |
Medals Ranked 43rd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ghana competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.
Medalists[]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Prince Amartey | Boxing | Men's Middleweight (75 kg) |
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
- Heats — 21.05 s
- 2nd Round — 21.10 s (did not advance)
- Heats — 21.06 s (did not advance)
- Heats — 47.83 s (did not advance)
- 2nd Round — 47.34 s (did not advance)
Men's 1500 m:
- Heats — 4:08.2 (did not advance)
Men's 3000 m steeplechase:
- Heats — 8:57.6 (did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m relay:
- Ohene Karikari, James Addy, and George Kofi Daniels
- Heats — 39.46 s
- 2nd Round — 39.99 s (did not advance)
Men's Long jump:
- Heat — 7.39 m (did not advance)
- Heat — 7.93 m (did not advance)
- Final — 8.01 m (4th place)
Men's Triple jump:
- Heat — 15.84 m (did not advance)
- Heat — 15.72 m (did not advance)
Women's 100 m
- Heat — 11.90 s
- 2nd Round — 12.04 (did not advance)
- Heat — 11.54 s
- 2nd Round — 11.45 s
- Semifinal — 11.47 s
- Final — 11.41 s (6th place)
- Alternate member
Boxing[]
Bantamweight:
- 1/16-Final — Defeated Werner Schäfer of West Germany (3 — 2)
- 1/8-Final — Lost to of Indonesia (1 — 4)
Featherweight:
- 1/32-Final — Lost to Orlando Palacios of Cuba (1 — 4)
Light Welterweight:
- 1/16-Final — Lost to Issaka Dabore of Niger (RSC, 3. RD)
Welterweight:
- Emma Flash Ankudey
- 1/16-Final — Lost to of Mongolia (2 — 3)
Light middleweight:
- 1/32-Final — Lost to Rolando Garbey of Cuba (0 — 5)
Middleweight:
- Prince Amartey → Bronze medal
- 1/8-final — Defeat José Luis Espinosa of Mexico (5 — 0)
- 1/4-final — Defeat Poul Knudsen of Denmark (3 — 2)
- Semi-Final — Lost to Reima Virtanen of Finland (2 — 3)
Football[]
Men[]
- First Round (Group D)
East Germany ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Kreische ![]() ![]() Streich ![]() Sparwasser ![]() |
Report |
Group D[]
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
- Team Roster
- Oliver Acquah
- Armah Akuetteh
- Edward Boye
- John Eshun
- Henry Lante France
- Joe Ghartey
- Malik Jabir
- Osei Kofi
- Peter Lamptey
- Essel Badu Mensah
- Alex Mingle
- Clifford Odame
- Kwasi Owusu
- Yaw Sam
- Ibrahim Sunday
Categories:
- Nations at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Ghana at the Summer Olympics by year
- 1972 in Ghana