Ghana at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Ghana at the Olympic Games
Flag of Ghana IOC code  GHA NOC Ghana Olympic Committee
At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
Competitors	35 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Tijani Moro
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1952* 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 *As the Gold Coast
Winter Games
2010 2014

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.

Results by event

Athletics

Men

Track and road events

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

Field events

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

Women

Track and road events

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

Boxing

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

South Korea v Ghana

July 21, 1996 12.00

South Korea	1 – 0	Ghana
Yoon Jung-Hwan  41' (pen.)	Report

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 45,946 Referee: Lennie (AUS)

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Ghana v Italy

July 23, 1996 21.00

Ghana	3 – 2	Italy
Sabah  15',  74' Ahinful  63' (pen.)	Report	Branca  8',  44' (pen.)

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 27,849 Referee: Garcia Aranda (ESP)

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Mexico v Ghana

July 25, 1996 21.00

Mexico	1 – 1	Ghana
Abundis  65'	Report	Ebenzer  44'

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 30,237 Referee: Pereira (BRA)

Quarterfinal

Brazil v Ghana

July 28, 1996 18:00

Brazil	4 – 2	Ghana
Duodu  18' (o.g.) Ronaldo  56',  62' Bebeto  72''	Report	Akonnor  23' Aboagye  53'

Orange Bowl, Miami Attendance: 45,257 Referee: Un-Prasert (THA)

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
22x20px 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
Winfred Addy / Isaac Opoku	3	0	3	0	6	50	126

References

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