Ghana at the 2022 Winter Olympics explained
| Noc: | GHA |
| Nocname: | Ghana Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Games Link: | 2022 Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Ghana |
| Location: | Beijing, China |
| Date: | 4–20 February 2022 |
| Competitors: | 1 |
| Sports: | 1 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Carlos Mäder |
| Flagbearer Close: | Volunteer |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 2010 |
Ghana competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1] [2]
Ghana's team consisted of one male alpine skier, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since 2010.[3] [4] Alpine skier Carlos Mäder was also the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[5] [6] Meanwhile, a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[7]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors at the Games per sport/discipline.
| width=130 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
|---|
Alpine skiing
See main article: article, Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. Carlos Mäder met the basic qualification standards meaning that Ghana qualified one male alpine skier.[8] Mäder was born in Ghana, but was adopted by Swiss parents and has resided in Switzerland for most of his life.[9] Mäder was the oldest alpine skier at the games, and did not finish his only event, the men's giant slalom.[10]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: NOCs List Beijing 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. 26 January 2022.
- News: 4 February 2022. Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list. The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 16 February 2022.
- News: Mäder to become third athlete to represent Ghana at Winter Olympics. Berkeley. Geoff. 2 February 2022. Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. 6 February 2022.
- Web site: Winter Games: Six African athletes who are competing in Beijing, and five who are not. du Plessis. Lindsay. 3 February 2022. www.espn.com. ESPN. 6 February 2022.
- Web site: Feller hat Corona – Ski-Exot Mäder bei Olympia dabei. Feller has Corona - Ski-Exot Mäder at the Olympics. German. 21 January 2022. www.srf.ch/. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 22 January 2022.
- Web site: Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 4 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022.
- Web site: Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers. 20 February 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022.
- Web site: ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022. 22 December 2021. www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 13 January 2022. 9 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182408/https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/v2/quota/list/owg/al/2022. dead.
- Web site: Watta. Evelyn. African stars to watch at Beijing 2022. 28 January 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 22 January 2022.
- News: VanOpdorp. Davis. 13 February 2022. Beijing 2022: At 43, Ghana's Carlos Mäder finally lives Olympic dream. Deutsche Welle (DW). Bonn, Germany. 13 February 2022.
