# Ghana at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Ghana competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Boxer Tijani Moro, who won Ghana's only medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, carried his country's flag at the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Boxing | 2 | – | 2 |
| Football | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Table tennis | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 33 | 2 | 35 |

## Results by event
### Athletics
#### Men
##### Track and road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Eric Nkansah | 100 metres | 10.26 | 13 Q | 10.24 | 15 Q | 10.26 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Tuffour | 100 metres | 10.15 | 5 Q | 10.18 | 12 q | 10.22 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Tuffour | 200 metres | 20.85 | 39 Q | 20.49 | 11 q | 20.61 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Albert Agyemang | 200 metres | 20.69 | 22 Q | 20.87 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ibrahim Hassan | 400 metres | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frank Boateng | 110 metres hurdles | 13.87 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Albert Agyemang Eric Nkansah Christian Nsiah Emmanuel Tuffour Abdul Aziz Zakari | 4 x 100 metres relay | 39.47 | 15 q | N/A | N/A | 38.62 | 6 Q | Did not start | Did not start |
| Solomon Amegatcher Abu Duah Julius Sedame Ahmed Ali | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:05.53 | 18 | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

##### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Andrew Owusu | Long jump | 7.91 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Francis Dodoo | Long jump | 16.24 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women
##### Track and road events

| Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mercy Addy | 400 metres | 54.92 | 44 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vida Nsiah | 100 metres hurdles | 13.34 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Alfred Tetteh | Light-flyweight | Berhili (MAR) L 10-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ashiakwei Aryee | Light-middleweight | bye | Cadeau (SEY) L 18-6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Football
#### Men's Tournament
##### Group stage - Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |

##### Team roster

* Richard Kingson
* Jacob Nettey
* Nii Aryee Welbeck
* Stephen Baidoo
* Joe Addo
* Afo Duodu
* Samuel Kuffour
* Mallam Yahaya
* Augustine Ahinful
* Charles Akonnor
* Emmanuel Duah
* Felix Aboagye
* Kennedy Ohene
* Ebenezer Hagan
* Christian Sabah
* Prince Amoako Koranteng
* Emmanuel Osei Kuffour
* Simon Addo

### Table Tennis
#### Men's Singles Tournament
##### Group stage - Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
| Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 111 |
| Lee Chul-Seung (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 114 | 98 |
| Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 129 | 120 |
| Isaac Opoku (GHA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 126 |

#### Men's Doubles Tournament
##### Group stage - Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL |
| Kong Linghui / Liu Guoliang | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 77 |
| Patrick Chila / Christopher Legout | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 133 | 102 |
| Peter Karlsson / Thomas von Scheele | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 120 |
| Winifred Addy / Isaac Opoku | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 126 |