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

• Hannah Afriyie

  100 m: quarter-finals

  200 m: quarter-finals

• Alice Annum

  100 m: 6th place

  200 m: 7th place

Men

• James Addy

  200 m: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 m relay: semi-finals

• Mike Ahey

  Long jump: 29th place in qualification

• Johnson Amoah

  Triple jump: 21st place in qualification

• Sam Bugri

  400 m: quarter-finals

• George Daniels

  100 m: first round

  200 m: quarter-finals

  4 × 100 m relay: semi-finals

• Billy Fordjour

  1500 m: first lap

• Robert Hackman

  3000 m obstacle course: first lap

• Ohene Karikari

  4 × 100 m relay: semi-finals

• Sandy Osei-Agyemang

  4 × 100 m relay: semi-finals

  100 m: quarter-finals

• Joshua Owusu

  Long jump: 4th place

• Moise Pomaney

  Triple jump: 23rd place in qualification

Boxing

Men

• Prince Amartey

  Middleweight: 3rd place

• Emma Ankudey

  Welterweight: 17th place

• Ricky Barnor

  Light middleweight: 32nd place

• Joe Cofie

  Featherweight: 33rd place

• Joe Destimo

  Bantamweight: 9th place

• 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 )