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Ghana at the
2010 Winter Olympics
Ghana at the; 2010 Winter Olympics
IOC code	GHA
NOC	Ghana Olympic Committee
in Vancouver
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer	Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Ghana competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed at the Summer Olympics since 1952. The delegation for the 2010 Winter Games consisted of a single alpine skier, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, also known as the "Snow leopard". He was also the nation's flag bearer in the Parade of Nations. Nkrumah-Acheampong did not win any medals, finishing behind his fellow African, Samir Azzimani of Morocco.

Background

Ghana first participated in a Summer Olympic Games as the Gold Coast at the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland. They participated on 12 occasions prior to 2010, winning four medals along the way; three in boxing and a bronze medal in 1992 for the football team.^[1] In 2010, the nation made their Winter Olympics debut in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.^[1] They sent a single alpine skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, who was also selected to be the flag bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.^[2]

Alpine skiing

The sole Ghanaian athlete at the Games, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, competed in the men's slalom.^[3] Known as the "Snow leopard",^[1]^[4] Nkrumah-Acheampong was born in Glasgow, Scotland and raised in Accra, Ghana.^[5] He moved to England in 2000, and learnt to ski at the ski slope in Milton Keynes after being hired as a receptionist there.^[4]^[5] He joined the international skiing circuit in 2005, becoming the first black African to do so.^[6]

In 2009, he qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics, scoring 137.5 International Ski Federation points, within the required range of 120–140 points.^[4] He previously attempted to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics.^[5] Nkrumah-Acheampong was one of three African skiers at the 2010 Winter Games, alongside Samir Azzimani of Morocco, and Leyti Seck of Senegal.^[7]

Nkrumah-Acheampong only received partial funding from the Ghana Olympic Committee, allowing him to travel to Vancouver, but not covering the travel costs of his support team. When bookmaker Paddy Power discovered the situation, they paid for his manager, coach and physiotherapist to travel to Canada to help his preparation for the Olympics.^[6] Nkrumah-Acheampong also sought individual sponsorship for the spots on his leopard spotted ski race suit.^[8]

He said "Some people were sceptical, others just did not believe that it was possible to train in such a short period of time and try and qualify, but I think now I can stand up and say it's possible."^[5] He was listed by Time as one of the 25 Winter Olympians to watch during the games, and he was placed as a 500–1 shot for the gold medal.^[9] In the slalom, Nkrumah-Acheampong registered times of 1:09:08 and 1:13:52 in his two runs, resulting in a final position of 47th overall.^[3] This was one place behind Azzimani of Morocco.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Zeit	Rank	Zeit	Rank	Zeit	Rank
Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong	Men's slalom	1:09.08	53	1:13.52	48	2:22.60	47

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Grasso, Mallon & Heijmans 2015, pp. 140–141.
^ "Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers". Vancouver Sun. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Base Camp Sponsored Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has qualified for 2010 Olympics". 0–21 Snowboarding. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Jecks, Nikki (12 March 2009). "Ghana's first skier off to Olympics". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b King, Gary (9 February 2010). "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Ghana's snow leopard seeks gold". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ "Moroccan skier happy to share the Vancouver dream". Reuters Africa. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ "Kwame's Army". Ghana's Ski Team. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010.
^ Levy, Glen (4 February 2010). "Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong". Time. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ "Samir Azzimani". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

References

Grasso, John; Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement (5th ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-4859-5.

External links

[FOOTNOTEGrassoMallonHeijmans2015140–141-1] Grasso, Mallon & Heijmans 2015, pp. 140–141.

[2] "Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers". Vancouver Sun. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[sportskwame-3] "Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[0-21-4] "Base Camp Sponsored Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has qualified for 2010 Olympics". 0–21 Snowboarding. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2009.

[bbc-5] Jecks, Nikki (12 March 2009). "Ghana's first skier off to Olympics". Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[telegraph-6] King, Gary (9 February 2010). "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Ghana's snow leopard seeks gold". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[7] "Moroccan skier happy to share the Vancouver dream". Reuters Africa. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[8] "Kwame's Army". Ghana's Ski Team. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 20 February 2010.

[9] Levy, Glen (4 February 2010). "Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong". Time. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

[10] "Samir Azzimani". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

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+[[Ghana]] competed in the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada. The country's participation at the Games marked its [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] debut, although it had competed at the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] since [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]. The delegation for the 2010 Winter Games consisted of a single [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|alpine skier]], [[Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong]], also known as the "[[Snow leopard]]". He was also the nation's [[2010 Winter Olympics national flag bearers|flag bearer]] in the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony#Parade of the Nations|Parade of Nations]]. Nkrumah-Acheampong did not win any medals, finishing behind his fellow African, [[Samir Azzimani]] of [[Morocco at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Morocco]].
+==Background==
-[[Ghana]] made their [[Winter Olympic Games]] debut at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in [[Vancouver]].
+Ghana first participated in a [[Summer Olympic Games]] as the [[Gold Coast at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Gold Coast]] at the [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Games]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland. They participated on 12 occasions prior to 2010, winning four medals along the way; three in [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|boxing]] and a bronze medal in [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] for the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|football]] team.{{sfn |Grasso|Mallon|Heijmans| 2015| pp=140–141}} In [[2010 Winter Olympics|2010]], the nation made their [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]] debut in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada.{{sfn |Grasso|Mallon|Heijmans| 2015| pp=140–141}} They sent a single [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|alpine skier]] [[Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong]], who was also selected to be the [[2010 Winter Olympics national flag bearers|flag bearer]] in the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony#Parade of the Nations|Parade of Nations]] during the [[2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Complete list of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic flag-bearers |url=https://vancouversun.com/sports/Complete+list+2010+Vancouver+Winter+Olympic+flag+bearers/2558064/story.html |access-date=15 October 2016 |work=Vancouver Sun |date=12 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216123527/http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Complete%2Blist%2B2010%2BVancouver%2BWinter%2BOlympic%2Bflag%2Bbearers/2558064/story.html |archive-date=16 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+==Alpine skiing==
-Ghana sent one athlete, [[Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong]], to compete in one discipline, [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics|alpine skiing]]. Nkrumah-Acheampong, also known as the "[[Snow Leopard]]", was born in [[Scotland]] and raised in [[Ghana]]. He moved to [[England]] in 2000. In 2009, he successfully managed to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics, scoring 137.5 [[International Ski Federation]] points, within the qualifying range of 120-140 points.<ref name="0-21">{{cite web|url=http://www.0-21.co.uk/index.php/200903133581/News/Rider/Base-Camp-Sponsored-Ghanaian-skier-Kwame-NkrumahAcheampong-has-qualified-for-2010-Olympics.html|title=Base Camp Sponsored Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has qualified for 2010 Olympics|publisher=0-21 Snowboarding|date=13 March, 2009|accessdate=22 October, 2009}}</ref>
+{{Main|Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics}}
+[[File:2010 Opening Ceremony - Ghana entering.jpg|thumb|right|The Ghanaian Olympic team entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.]]
+The sole Ghanaian athlete at the Games, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, competed in the [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|men's slalom]].<ref name=sportskwame>{{cite web|title=Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/nk/kwame-nkrumah-acheampong-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005318/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/nk/kwame-nkrumah-acheampong-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> Known as the "[[Snow leopard]]",{{sfn |Grasso|Mallon|Heijmans| 2015| pp=140–141}}<ref name="0-21"/> Nkrumah-Acheampong was born in [[Glasgow]], Scotland and raised in [[Accra]], Ghana.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|last1=Jecks|first1=Nikki|title=Ghana's first skier off to Olympics|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7939529.stm|access-date=16 October 2016|date=12 March 2009}}</ref> He moved to England in 2000, and learnt to ski at the ski slope in [[Milton Keynes]] after being hired as a receptionist there.<ref name="0-21"/><ref name="bbc"/> He joined the international skiing circuit in 2005, becoming the first black African to do so.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Gary|title=Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Ghana's snow leopard seeks gold|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/7198140/Vancouver-2010-Winter-Olympics-Ghanas-snow-leopard-seeks-gold.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213010701/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/7198140/Vancouver-2010-Winter-Olympics-Ghanas-snow-leopard-seeks-gold.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 13, 2010|access-date=16 October 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 February 2010}}</ref>
+In 2009, he qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics, scoring 137.5 [[International Ski Federation]] points, within the required range of 120–140 points.<ref name="0-21">{{cite web|url=http://www.0-21.co.uk/index.php/200903133581/News/Rider/Base-Camp-Sponsored-Ghanaian-skier-Kwame-NkrumahAcheampong-has-qualified-for-2010-Olympics.html|title=Base Camp Sponsored Ghanaian skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong has qualified for 2010 Olympics|publisher=0–21 Snowboarding|date=13 March 2009|access-date=22 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002102230/http://www.0-21.co.uk/index.php/200903133581/News/Rider/Base-Camp-Sponsored-Ghanaian-skier-Kwame-NkrumahAcheampong-has-qualified-for-2010-Olympics.html|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> He previously attempted to qualify for the [[2006 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="bbc"/> Nkrumah-Acheampong was one of three African skiers at the 2010 Winter Games, alongside [[Samir Azzimani]] of [[Morocco at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Morocco]], and [[Leyti Seck]] of [[Senegal at the 2010 Winter Olympics|Senegal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Moroccan skier happy to share the Vancouver dream|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE61801W20100209?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215255/http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE61801W20100209?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2016|access-date=15 October 2016|work=Reuters Africa|date=9 February 2010}}</ref>
-He has not received funding from the Ghanaian Olympic Committee.<ref>[http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Canadians+adopt+Snow+Leopard/2580477/story.html Canadians adopt the Snow Leopard], [[The Province]], [[February 18]], [[2010]]</ref> Instead, the spots on his [[Leopard (pattern)|leopard spotted]] ski race suit used in the Olympics are sponsored by individual fans, who in turn get their names converted into a spot on the suit. The suit will be auctioned after the Olympic Games to help support Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong and the development of skiing in Ghana.<ref>[http://www.ghanaskiteam.com/newsite/kwames-army-paddy-power/kwames-army Kwame's Army], Ghana Ski Team Official Website</ref>
+Nkrumah-Acheampong only received partial funding from the [[Ghana Olympic Committee]], allowing him to travel to Vancouver, but not covering the travel costs of his support team. When [[bookmaker]] [[Paddy Power]] discovered the situation, they paid for his manager, coach and physiotherapist to travel to Canada to help his preparation for the Olympics.<ref name="telegraph"/> Nkrumah-Acheampong also sought individual sponsorship for the spots on his [[Leopard pattern|leopard spotted]] [[Ski suit|ski race suit]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kwame's Army|url=http://www.ghanaskiteam.com/newsite/kwames-army-paddy-power/kwames-army|publisher=Ghana's Ski Team|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220090714/http://www.ghanaskiteam.com/newsite/kwames-army-paddy-power/kwames-army|archive-date=20 February 2010|date=22 January 2010}}</ref>
-Nkrumah-Acheampong competed in the [[Alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's slalom|men's slalom]] on February 27, 2010. He finished 47th overall.<ref>[http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-alpine-skiing/schedule-and-results/mens-slalom-2nd-run_asm020102kP.html Men's Slalom - Run 2], Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games official website</ref>
+He said "Some people were sceptical, others just did not believe that it was possible to train in such a short period of time and try and qualify, but I think now I can stand up and say it's possible."<ref name="bbc"/> He was listed by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' as one of the 25 Winter Olympians to watch during the games, and he was placed as a 500–1 shot for the gold medal.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Levy|first1=Glen|title=Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong|url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1958645_1958459_1958764,00.html|access-date=16 October 2016|work=Time|date=4 February 2010}}</ref> In the slalom, Nkrumah-Acheampong registered times of 1:09:08 and 1:13:52 in his two runs, resulting in a final position of 47th overall.<ref name=sportskwame/> This was one place behind Azzimani of Morocco.<ref>{{cite web|title=Samir Azzimani|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/az/samir-azzimani-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004859/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/az/samir-azzimani-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=[[Sports Reference]]|access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
-[[File:2010 Opening Ceremony - Ghana entering.jpg|thumb|right|The Ghanaian Olympic team entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies.]]
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+{{Reflist|30em}}
 ==References==
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+{{Refbegin}}
+*{{cite book|last1=Grasso|first1=John|last2=Mallon|first2=Bill|last3=Heijmans|first3=Jeroen|title=Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|location=Lanham|isbn=978-1-4422-4859-5|edition=5th|year=2015}}
+{{Refend}}
-== External links ==
+==External links==
-* [http://www.vancouver2010.com/ Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games official website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100222080013/http://www.vancouver2010.com/ Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games official website]
-* [http://www.ghanaskiteam.com/ Ghana Ski Team Official Website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100221090109/http://www.ghanaskiteam.com/ Ghana Ski Team Official Website]
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+[[Category:Ghana at the Winter Olympics by year|2010]]
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