Ghana at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Ghana at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | GHA |
| NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
| in Mexico City | |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ghana competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.
Results by event
[edit]Men's 100 metres
- Round 1 — 10.5 s (→ 3rd in heat, advanced to round 2)
- Round 2 — 10.4 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)
Women's 200 metres
- Round 1 — 23.9 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Round 1 — 45.8 s (→ 4th in heat, advanced to round 2)
- Round 2 — 46.0 s (→ 4th in heat, advanced to semi final)
- Semi final — 45.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Round 1 — 1:50.7 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 400 metres hurdles
- Round 1 — 51.6 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
- Round 1 — 39.8 s (→ 6th in heat, semi final)
- Semi final — 39.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Men's long jump
- Qualification — 7.77 m (→ advanced to the final)
- Final — 7.71 m (→ 13th place)
- Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)
Women's long jump
- Qualification — 5.61 m (→ advanced to the final)
Men's triple jump
- Qualification — 15.65 m (→ did not advance)
Light flyweight (48 kg)
- Round of 16 — Beat Walter Henry of Canada
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Servilio Oliveira of Brazil
Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Round 1 — Beat Dary Dasuda of Niger
- Round 2 — Beat Gyula Szabó of Hungary
- Round of 16 - Lost to Horst Rascher of West Germany
Lightweight (60 kg)
- Round 1 — Lost to Enzo Petriglia of Italy
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
- Round 2 — Lost to Jaime Lozano of Mexico
Welterweight (67 kg)
- Round 2 — Lost to Celal Sandal of Turkey
Light middleweight (71 kg)
- Round 1 — Beat Abdalla Abdel of Sudan
- Round of 16 — Lost to Eric Blake of Great Britain
Middleweight (75 kg)
- Round of 16 — DNS
Heavyweight (81 kg)
- Round of 16 — Lost to Joaquin Rocha of Mexico
Men
- Preliminary Round (Group C)
Israel  | 5 – 3 |  Ghana |
|---|---|---|
Spiegel  11' 75' Feigenbaum 16' 30' 70' |
Report | Jabir 18' 79' Amosa 35' |
Referee: Michel Kitabdjian 
Hungary  | 2 – 2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| A. Dunai 15' Menczel 17' |
Report | Sunday 12' Sampene 33' |
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama 
El Salvador  | 1 – 1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Rodríguez 42' |
Report | Kofi 55' |
Referee: Mariano Medina Iglesias 
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 |
| Israel
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
| El Salvador
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 |
- Team roster
- ( 1.) ?
- ( 2.) ?
- ( 3.) ?
- ( 4.) John Eshun
- ( 5.) Charles Addo
- ( 6.) Ibrahim Sunday
- ( 7.) Osei Kofi
- ( 8.) Jones Atuquayefio
- ( 9.) George Alhassan
- (10.) Gbadamosi Amusa
- (11.) Sammy Sampene
- (12.) ?
- (13.) John Naawu
- (14.) Joseph Wilson
- (15.) Jabir Malik
- (16.) Oliver Acquah
- (17.) Jonathan Kpakpo
- (18.) George Foley
- Gariba Abukari
- Bernard Kusi
