Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	GHA
Nocname:	Ghana Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2004
Location:	Athens
Competitors:	28
Sports:	2
Flagbearer:	Andrew Owusu
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Ghana competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 2004.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Ghanaian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).^{[1] [2]}

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Leonard Myles-Mills	align=left rowspan=2	100 m	10.21	3 Q	10.18	3 Q	10.22	6	did not advance
Eric Nkansah	10.54	6	did not advance
Christian Nsiah	200 m	21.06	6	did not advance
Aziz Zakari	100 m	10.19	2 Q	10.02	1 Q	10.11	3 Q
Tanko Braimah Leonard Myles-Mills Christian Nsiah Aziz Zakari	4 × 100 m relay	38.88	6	did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ignisious Gaisah	Long jump	8.05	12 q	8.24	6
Andrew Owusu	Triple jump	16.64	19	did not advance

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Vida Anim	100 m	11.14	1 Q			did not advance
Akosua Serwaa	800 m	2:03.96	5	did not advance

Combined events – Heptathlon

Athlete	Event				200 m			800 m	Final	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Margaret Simpson	Result	13.56	1.79	12.41	24.62	6.02	53.32	2:17.72	6253	9
Points	1041	966	688	922	856	925	856

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

Football

See main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Ghana qualified a team to compete in men's football.^[3]

Men's tournament

See main article: Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.

Roster

Group play

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External links

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

Notes and References

1. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
2. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
3. Web site: Ghana Squad roster for the Men's Olympic Football Tournament, Athens 2004. FIFA. January 21, 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060226183912/http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/Olysquad/0,3713,GHA-OLY-2004-8229-9,00.html. February 26, 2006.