Ghana at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GHA
Nocname:Ghana Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Location:London
Competitors:9
Sports:4
Flagbearer:Maxwell Amponsah
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Ghana competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all but three editions since 1952. Ghana did not attend the 1976 Olympics because of the African boycott and did not attend the 1980 Olympics because of the United States boycott.

The Ghana Olympic Committee sent a total of 9 athletes, 6 men and 3 women, to compete in 4 sports. This equaled the record number of Ghanaian athletes sent to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Five of the athletes on the team had not previously competed at the Olympic Games, while sprinter Vida Anim became the first Ghanaian female athlete to participate in a fourth Olympic Games. Alberta Ampomah became the first Ghanaian to compete in weightlifting at the Olympic Games. Heavyweight boxer and African champion Maxwell Amponsah, who later withdrew from the Games because of sustained injuries, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The Ghanaian team did not win any medals at the 2012 Olympics.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ghanaian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and one at the 'B' Standard):[1]

Key
Men
  • Field events
  • Women
  • Track & road events
  • Combined events – Heptathlon

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Ghana qualified a total of four boxers.[2] Heavyweight boxer Maxwell Amponsah withdrew from the Games after failing to recover from an injury sustained during a qualification match months before the competition.[3]

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Tetteh SulemanuLight flyweight
    L 6–20
    Did not advance
    Duke Akueteh MicahFlyweight
    W 18–14

    L 8–19[4]
    Did not advance
    Isaac Zion Kojo DogboeBantamweight
    L 9–10
    Did not advance
    Maxwell AmponsahHeavyweightRetired

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ghana received one wildcard.[5]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists . IAAF . 4 June 2011.
    2. Web site: Final African Olympic Quota Places revealed . 5 May 2012 . . 5 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322065056/http://aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/4729/news.aspx . 22 March 2015 . dead.
    3. Associated Press (29 July 2012). Ghana boxer and flagbearer Maxwell Amponsah out of Olympics, not recovered from broken jaw, The Washington Post. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
    4. Web site: Duke Micah - Events and results . 5 August 2012 . Official London 2012 website . dead . https://archive.today/20130105064905/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/micah-duke-1091869/events/ . 5 January 2013.
    5. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Alberta Ampomah Profile. 19 March 2016. 29 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160329135135/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1000891/alberta_ampomah.html. dead.