1996 Summer Olympics / Participant (Ghana)

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Ghana took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in the US metropolis of Atlanta with 35 athletes, two women and 33 men, in 15 competitions in four sports.

It was Ghana's ninth participation in the Summer Olympics since 1952 .

Flag bearer

Boxer Tijani Moro carried the flag of Gambia during the opening ceremony on July 19 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium .

Attendees

The youngest participant in Ghana was the football player Christian Saba at 17 years and 205 days, the track and field athlete Francis DoDoo was the oldest at 36 years and 105 days.

Surname	Age	gender	sport	Result (s)
Felix Aboagye	20th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Joe Addo	24	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Simon Addo	21st	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Mercy Addy	32	Female	athletics	6th place in the fourth heat over 400 meters
Winifred Addy	23	male	Table tennis	25th place in doubles
Albert Agyemang	18th	male	athletics	5th place in the fourth intermediate run over 200 meters; 4th place in the first semi-final with the 100-meter relay
Augustine Ahinful	21st	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Charles Akonnor	22nd	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Ahmed Ali	23	male	athletics	3rd place in the second preliminary run with the 400-meter relay
Solomon Amegatcher	25th	male	athletics	3rd place in the second preliminary run with the 400-meter relay
Prince Koranteng Amoako	22nd	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Ashiakwei Aryee	20th	male	Boxing	9th place in the light middleweight division
Stephen Baidoo	19th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Frank Boateng	22nd	male	athletics	4th place in the fourth heat over the 110 meter hurdles
Afo Dodoo	22nd	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Francis DoDoo	36	male	athletics	26th place in the triple jump qualification
Abu Duah	18th	male	athletics	3rd place in the second preliminary run with the 400-meter relay
Emmanuel Duah	19th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Ebenezer Hagan	20th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Ibrahim Hassan	25th	male	athletics	sixth forerun over 400 meters
Ohene Kennedy	23	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Richard Kingson	18th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Samuel Kuffour	19th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Jacob Nettey	20th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Eric Nkansah	20th	male	athletics	7th place in the second semi-final over 100 meters; 4th place in the first semi-final with the 100-meter relay
Christian Nsiah	20th	male	athletics	4th place in the first semi-final with the 100-meter relay
Vida Nsiah	20th	Female	athletics	6th place in the second run over the 100 meter hurdles
Isaac Opoku	20th	male	Table tennis	49th place in the individual; 25th place in doubles
Emmanuel Osei Kuffour	20th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Andrew Owusu	24	male	athletics	16th place in the long jump qualification
Christian Saba	17th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Julius Sedame	21st	male	athletics	3rd place in the second preliminary run with the 400-meter relay
Alfred Tetteh	20th	male	Boxing	17th place in the lightweight flyweight category
Emmanuel Tuffour	29	male	athletics	7th place in the first semi-final over 100 meters; 7th place in the first semi-final over 200 meters; 4th place in the first semi-final with the 100-meter relay
Nii Welbeck	20th	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Mallam Yahaya	21st	male	Soccer	8th place with the team
Aziz Zakari	19th	male	athletics	4th place in the first semi-final with the 100-meter relay

literature

• Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 .
• Official report on the 1996 Summer Olympics. Part three. ( PDF file; 26.90 MB )

Web links

• Ghana at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )