Ghana at the Olympics

The first time that Ghana was at the Olympic Games was in 1952.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Ghana is GHA.

History
Ghana was known by the colonial name of Gold Coast.  The nation has been in most Summer Olympic Games since then, missing the 1956 Summer Olympics, boycotting the 1976 Games and the 1980 Summer Olympics.  Ghana was at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The National Olympic Committee for Ghana was formed in 1952 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year.

List of medalists
 Medal Name Games Sport Event   Clement Quartey  1960 Rome  Boxing  Men's light welterweight   Eddie Blay  1964 Tokyo  Boxing  Men's light welterweight   Prince Amartey  1972 Munich  Boxing  Men's middleweight   Joachin Yaw Acheampong, Simon Addo, Sammi Adjei, Frank Amankwah, Bernard Aryee, Isaac Asare, Kwame Ayew, Ibrahim Dossey, Mohammed Gargo, Samuel Kumah, Nii Lamptey, Yaw Preko, Shamo Quaye  1992 Barcelona  Football  Men's competition

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

 References 

Other websites 
 Ghana at Olympic.org
 Ghana profile at London2012.com 

Category:Sport in Ghana
Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Ghana