Clement Quartey Explained

Clement Isaac "Ike" Quartey is a former Ghanaian boxer and Ghana's first Olympic medalist. He won the silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) category at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[1] [2] [3]

History

Better known as "Isaac" or "Ike", he was born 12 April 1938, in Accra, Ghana. Clement is an older brother of former welterweight champion Ike Quartey.[4] He is the first black Ghanaian to win a medal at the Olympics, and he also won a gold medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia.(born 12 April 1938, in Accra)[5]

Fights

Olympic games results1960 (as a Light welterweight)

Defeated Mohamed Boubekeur (Romania) 5-0

Defeated Khalid Al-Karkhi (Iraq) 5-0

Defeated Kim Deuk-Bong (South Korea) 3-2

Defeated Marian Kasprzyk (Poland) walk-over

Lost to Bohumil Nemecek (Czechoslovakia) 0-5[6]

Notes and References

  1. Ike Quartey. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005322/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qu/ike-quartey-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 .
  2. Web site: Clement Quartey - Me Firi Ghana. mefirighana.com. 11 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044143/http://mefirighana.com/tag/clement-quartey/. 12 May 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Ghana's Best Boxers. Hakeem. Adam. 2 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Clement Quartey. GhanaNation Online. 13 September 2013. 11 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112128/https://www.ghanagrio.com/news/sports/16386-clement-quartey.html. 12 May 2018. dead.
  5. Web site: Clement Isaac "Ike" Quartey - The First Ghanaian To Win An Olympic Games Medal. Sammy Heywood. Okine. 27 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Clement Quartey - BoxRec. boxrec.com.

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