| Ghana at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GHA |
| NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 9 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Maxwell Amponsah |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Ghana competed at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, 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 since1952. Ghana did not attend the1976 Olympics because of theAfrican boycott and did not attend the1980 Olympics because of theUnited States boycott.
TheGhana 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 the2008 Olympics inBeijing,China. Five of the athletes on the team had not previously competed at the Olympic Games, while sprinterVida Anim became the first Ghanaian female athlete to participate in a fourth Olympic Games.Alberta Ampomah became the first Ghanaian to compete inweightlifting at the Olympic Games. Heavyweight boxer and African championMaxwell Amponsah, who later withdrew from the Games because of sustained injuries, was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[1] The Ghanaian team did not win any medals at the 2012 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):[2][3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Ignisious Gaisah | Long jump | 7.79 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Vida Anim | 200 m | 23.71 | 8 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 | LJ | JT | 800 | Final | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Simpson | Result | Withdrew due to injury | |||||||||
| Points | |||||||||||
Ghana qualified a total of four boxers.[4]Heavyweight boxerMaxwell Amponsah withdrew from the Games after failing to recover from an injury sustained during a qualification match months before the competition.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Tetteh Sulemanu | Light flyweight |  Ortíz (PUR)L 6–20 | Did not advance | ||||
| Duke Akueteh Micah | Flyweight |  Lavigilante (MRI)W 18–14 |  Conlan (IRL)L 8–19[5] | Did not advance | |||
| Isaac Zion Kojo Dogboe | Bantamweight |  Shimizu (JPN)L 9–10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Maxwell Amponsah | Heavyweight | — | Retired | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Emmanuel Nartey | Men's −73 kg | Bye |  Elmont (NED)L 0003–0111 | Did not advance | |||||
Ghana received one wildcard.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Alberta Ampomah | Women's +75 kg | 73 | 14 | 101 | 12 | 174 | 13 |
