1972 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ghana)
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Ghana took part in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with a delegation of 35 athletes, including two women, in 17 competitions in three sports. A bronze medal was won at the country'sfifth participation in the Summer Olympics .
Participants by sport
athletics
Women
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Hannah Afriyie
- 100 m: quarter-finals
- 200 m: quarter-finals
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Alice Annum
- 100 m: 6th place
- 200 m: 7th place
Men
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James Addy
- 200 m: quarter-finals
- 4 × 100 m relay: semi-finals
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Mike Ahey
- Long jump: 29th place in qualification
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Johnson Amoah
- Triple jump: 21st place in qualification
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Sam Bugri
- 400 m: quarter-finals
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George Daniels
- 100 m: first round
- 200 m: quarter-finals
- 4 × 100 m relay: semi-finals
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Billy Fordjour
- 1500 m: first lap
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Robert Hackman
- 3000 m obstacle course: first lap
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Ohene Karikari
- 4 × 100 m relay: semi-finals
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Sandy Osei-Agyemang
- 4 × 100 m relay: semi-finals
- 100 m: quarter-finals
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Joshua Owusu
- Long jump: 4th place
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Moise Pomaney
- Triple jump: 23rd place in qualification
Boxing
Men
- Prince Amartey
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Emma Ankudey
- Welterweight: 17th place
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Ricky Barnor
- Light middleweight: 32nd place
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Joe Cofie
- Featherweight: 33rd place
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Joe Destimo
- Bantamweight: 9th place
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Emmanuel Lawson
- Light welterweight: 17th place
Soccer
Men
- Preliminary round
- Squad
- Oliver Acquah
- Armah Akuetteh
- Edward Boye
- John Eshun
- Henry France
- Abukari Gariba
- Joe Ghartey
- Malik Jabir
- Peter Lamptey
- Essul Badu Mensah
- Alex Mingle
- Clifford Odame
- Kofi Osei
- Kwasi Owusu
- Ibrahim Sunday
- Samuel Yaw
Web links
- Ghanaian Olympic team from 1972 in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )