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Ghana at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Ghana at the
2022 Winter Olympics
IOC codeGHA
NOCGhana Olympic Committee
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Carlos Mäder
Flag bearer (closing)Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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

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The following is the list of number of competitors at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Alpine skiing

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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]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Carlos Mäder Men's giant slalom DNF Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (2 February 2022). "Mäder to become third athlete to represent Ghana at Winter Olympics". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ du Plessis, Lindsay (3 February 2022). "Winter Games: Six African athletes who are competing in Beijing, and five who are not". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Feller hat Corona – Ski-Exot Mäder bei Olympia dabei" [Feller has Corona - Ski-Exot Mäder at the Olympics]. www.srf.ch/ (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ Watta, Evelyn (28 January 2022). "African stars to watch at Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. ^ VanOpdorp, Davis (13 February 2022). "Beijing 2022: At 43, Ghana's Carlos Mäder finally lives Olympic dream". Deutsche Welle (DW). Bonn, Germany. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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