# Ghana at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Ghana competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Thanks to in order of using the traditional Korean Hangul alphabet, Ghana was second in the parade of nations following Greece, which has traditionally led the march since 1928.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 16 |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| John Myles-Mills | 100 metres | 10.31 | 6 Q | 10.21 | 7 Q | 10.43 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Tuffour | 100 metres | 10.31 | 6 Q | 10.37 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Myles-Mills | 200 metres | 21.04 | 20 q | 20.95 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Myles-Mills Eric Akogyiram Salaam Gariba Nelson Boateng Emmanuel Tuffour (*) | 4 × 100 metres relay | 39.13 | 5 Q | — | 39.46 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Francis Dodoo | Triple jump | 16.17 | 17 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Dinah Yankey | 100 metres | 11.64 | 32 q | 11.63 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dinah Yankey | 100 metres hurdles | 13.64 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Veronica Bawuah Dinah Yankey Mercy Addy Martha Appiah | 4 × 100 metres relay | 44.12 | 12 q | — | 44.30 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Juliana Yendork | Long jump | 5.40 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Alfred Kotey | Flyweight | Bye | Al-Mutairi (KUW) W RSC R1 | Mwangata (TAN) W 5–0 | González (MEX) L Walkover | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ike Quartey | Light welterweight | Bye | Saizozema (DOM) W 5–0 | Cheney (AUS) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfred Ankamah | Welterweight | Simbeye (MAW) W KO | Gould (USA) L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Quaye | Light middleweight | Mercado (ECU) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Patricia Offel | Singles | Li (CHN) L 0–3 | Tepper (AUS) L 1–3 | Mok (HKG) L 0–3 | Lau (MAS) L 1–3 | Ishida (JPN) L 0–3 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |