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Ghana at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation
Ghana at the
1968 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGHA
NOCGhana Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Ghana competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Round 1 — 10.5 s (→ 3rd in heat, advanced to round 2)
  • Round 2 — 10.4 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)

Women's 200 metres

  • Round 1 — 23.9 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

  • Round 1 — 45.8 s (→ 4th in heat, advanced to round 2)
  • Round 2 — 46.0 s (→ 4th in heat, advanced to semi final)
  • Semi final — 45.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Round 1 — 1:50.7 min (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 400 metres hurdles

  • Round 1 — 51.6 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

Men's 4x100 metres relay

  • Round 1 — 39.8 s (→ 6th in heat, semi final)
  • Semi final — 39.9 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)

Men's long jump

  • Qualification — 7.77 m (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final — 7.71 m (→ 13th place)
  • Qualification — DNS (→ did not advance)

Women's long jump

  • Qualification — 5.61 m (→ advanced to the final)

Men's triple jump

  • Qualification — 15.65 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Light flyweight (48 kg)

Bantamweight (54 kg)

Lightweight (60 kg)

Light welterweight (63.5 kg)

Welterweight (67 kg)

Light middleweight (71 kg)

Middleweight (75 kg)

  • Round of 16 — DNS

Heavyweight (81 kg)

Football (soccer)

Men

  • Preliminary Round (Group C)
Israel 5 – 3 Ghana
Spiegel 11' 75'
Feigenbaum 16' 30' 70'		 Report Jabir 18' 79'
Amosa 35'
Estadio Nou Camp, LeónReferee: Michel Kitabdjian France
Hungary 2 – 2 Ghana
A. Dunai 15'
Menczel 17'		 Report Sunday 12'
Sampene 33'
Estadio Jalisco, GuadalajaraReferee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama Japan
El Salvador 1 – 1 Ghana
Rodríguez 42' Report Kofi 55'
Estadio Nou Camp, LeónReferee: Mariano Medina Iglesias Spain
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 5
 Israel 3 2 0 1 8 6 +2 4
 Ghana 3 0 2 1 6 8 −2 2
 El Salvador 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
  • Team roster

References

National Olympic Committees at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico
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Ghana did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott. 
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