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Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Ghana at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeGHA
CGAGhana Olympic Committee
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors70 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Abdul Omar
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Ghana competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland from 4 to 15 April 2018.[1] It was Ghana's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Boxer Abdul Omar was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Jessie Lartey Boxing Men's −64 kg April 14

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 8 9 17
Badminton 4 4 8
Boxing 7 0 7
Cycling 5 0 5
Hockey 0 18 18
Shooting 1 1 2
Swimming 2 2 4
Table tennis 4 2 6
Weightlifting 3 1 4
Total 34 37 71

Athletics

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Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sarfo Ansah 100 m 10.41 4 Did not advance
Sean Safo-Antwi 10.95 5 Did not advance
Joseph Amoah 200 m 20.84 4 Q 20.99 7 Did not advance
Martin Owusu-Antwi 21.02 SB 2 Q 25.95 8 Did not advance
Alex Amankwah 800 m 1:47.80 4 Did not advance
Felix Acheampong 1500 m T54 3:30.66 6 Did not advance
Nkegbe Botsyo 3:25.55 5 q 3:18.71 9
Felix Acheampong Marathon T54 1:57:54 9
Nkegbe Botsyo 1:56:56 8
Joseph Amoah
Sarfo Ansah
Atsu Nyamadi
Martin Owusu-Antwi
Sean Safo-Antwi
4 × 100 m DNS Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Atsu Nyamadi Result 11.27 7.25 14.49 2.01 50.45 14.82 46.61 NM DNS DNF
Points 801 874 758 813 794 871 800 0
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gemma Acheampong 100 m 11.62 3 Q 11.79 6 Did not advance
Halutie Hor 11.45 1 Q 11.46 3 q 11.54 8
Flings Owusu Agyapong 11.74 5 q 11.60 6 Did not advance
Janet Amponsah 200 m 23.66 2 Q 23.67 6 Did not advance
Rafiatu Nuhu 400 m 54.02 5 Did not advance
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 52.44 3 Q 53.16 5 Did not advance
Agnes Abu 800 m 2:02.50 6 Did not advance
Gemma Acheampong
Janet Amponsah
Halutie Hor
Flings Owusu Agyapong
4 × 100 m 43.64 5
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Nadia Eke Triple jump 13.05 10
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Elizabeth Dadzie Result 13.49 1.63 11.06 DSQ 5.76 38.21 2:19.10 4668 12
Points 1052 771 599 0 777 633 836

Badminton

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Ghana participated with eight athletes (four men and four women)

Singles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Abraham Ayittey Men's singles  Aatish Lubah (MRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Emmanuel Donkor Bye  Buwaneka Goonethilleka (SRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Daniel Sam  Anthony Joe (AUS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah Women's singles  Ogar Siamupangila (ZAM)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka  Juliette Ah-Wan (SEY)
W 2 - 0
 Ruthvika Gadde (IND)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Eyram Migbodzi  Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu (AUS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Doubles
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Emmanuel Donkor
Daniel Sam
Men's doubles  Coetzer /
Vijayanath (RSA)
W 2 - 1
 Goh /
Tan (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Abraham Ayittey
Michael Baah
 Campbell /
MacHugh (SCO)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah
Eyram Migbodzi
Women's doubles  Johnson /
le Tissier (GUE)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka
Gifty Mensah
 Cheah /
Jemie Lai (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Stella Amasah
Emmanuel Donkor
Mixed doubles  Fong /
Whiteside (FIJ)
W 2 - 1
 B Li /
J Li (IOM)
W 2 - 0
 Goh /
Lai (MAS)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Eyram Migbodzi
Daniel Sam
 Chrisnanta /
Wong (SGP)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Gifty Mensah
Abraham Ayittey
 Goonethilleka /
Sirimannage (SRI)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Grace Atipaka
Michael Baah
Bye  Wong /
Ong (SGP)
L 0 - 2
Did not advance
Mixed team
Roster
Pool D
Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Malaysia 2 2 0 9 1 +8 19 2 +17 433 202 +231 2 Knockout stage
2  Canada 2 1 1 6 4 +2 12 9 +3 358 328 +30 1
3  Ghana 2 0 2 0 10 −10 0 20 −20 159 420 −261 0
4  Seychelles DSQ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]

Boxing

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Ghana participated with a team of 7 athletes (7 men)

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Tetteh Sulemanu −49 kg  Panghal (IND)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Akimos Ampiah −52 kg  Solanki (IND)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Samuel Addo −56 kg  Ojo (NGR)
W 4 - 1
 McGrail (ENG)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Abdul Omar −60 kg  Garside (AUS)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance
Jessie Lartey −64 kg Bye  Colin (MRI)
W 3 - 2
 Blom (RSA)
W 3 - 2
 Blumenfeld (CAN)
L 0 - 5
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Abubakari Quartey −69 kg  Clair (MRI)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Musah Lawson −75 kg Bye  Ntsengue (CMR)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance

Cycling

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Ghana participated with 5 athletes (5 men).

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Abdul Abdul Mimin Road race DNF
Anthony Boakye Dankwa DNF
Abdul Umar DNF
Abdul Abdul Mimin Time trial 56:40.44 36
Anthony Boakye Dankwa 56:36.75 35

Track

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Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Frederick Assor
Rudolf Mensah (pilot)
Men's tandem sprint B 12.816 5 Did not advance
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Frederick Assor
Rudolf Mensah (pilot)
Men's tandem time trial B 1:26.002 5

Hockey

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Ghana qualified a women's [field] hockey team of 18 athletes, after being ranked in the top nine in the Commonwealth (minus the host nation Australia).[3] This will mark the country's Commonwealth debut in the sport.[4]

Women's tournament

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Roster
Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 4 2 2 0 18 1 +17 8
3  Canada 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3 5 5th–6th place match
4  Scotland 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 7th–8th place match
5  Ghana 4 0 0 4 1 27 −26 0 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts


6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)
16:30
New Zealand  12–0  Ghana
Doar field hockey ball 10'50'53'
Smith field hockey ball 14'
Charlton field hockey ball 16'
Gloyn field hockey ball 28'
Michelsen field hockey ball 33'
Merry field hockey ball 35'
Harrison field hockey ball 43'
McLaren field hockey ball 49'59'
Robinson field hockey ball 51'
Report
Umpires:
Catherine Wright (GBR)
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)
21:30
Australia  5–0  Ghana
Bone field hockey ball 2'
Kenny field hockey ball 7'30'
Claxton field hockey ball 14'
Peris field hockey ball 41'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Durgi Devi (IND)

9 April 2018 (2018-04-09)
16:30
Scotland  5–0  Ghana
Collins field hockey ball 11'
K. Robertson field hockey ball 12'
Brown field hockey ball 37'
Brodie field hockey ball 45'
Alexander-Lloyd field hockey ball 47'
Report
Umpires:
Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS)
Catherine Wright (WAL)

11 April 2018 (2018-04-11)
11:30
Canada  5–1  Ghana
Stairs field hockey ball 12'54'
Secco field hockey ball 29'
Hennig field hockey ball 34'
Wright field hockey ball 52'
Report Amoako field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
Nur Hafizah Azman (MAS)
Ninth and tenth place
12 April 2018 (2018-04-12)
13:30
Wales  1–1  Ghana
Evans field hockey ball 53' Report Boakye field hockey ball 44'
Penalties
French Penalty shoot-out scored
Jones Penalty shoot-out scored
Evans Penalty shoot-out missed
2–0 Penalty shoot-out missed Umaru
Penalty shoot-out missed Amoako
Penalty shoot-out missed Opoku
Penalty shoot-out missed Afriyie
Umpires:
Durga Devi (IND)
Emma Shelbourn (ENG)

Shooting

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Ghana participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Emmanuel Koli Appiah Men's 50 metre rifle prone 571.1 30 Did not advance
Mercy Chodo Women's 50 metre rifle 3 positions 553 16 Did not advance
Women's 50 metre rifle prone 597.5 18

Swimming

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Ghana participated with 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jason Arthur 100 m backstroke 56.52 14 Q 56.85 15 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:03.91 15 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:07.44 18 Did not advance
Abeiku Jackson 50 m freestyle 23.47 24 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.68 16 Q 24.86 16 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 54.79 13 Q 54.79 15 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Rebecca Asare 50 m backstroke 36.64 30 Did not advance
Maayaa Ayawere 50 m freestyle 28.38 26 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 1:04.71 33 Did not advance

Table tennis

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Ghana participated with 6 athletes (4 men and 2 women).

Singles
Athletes Event Group stage Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Derek Abrefa Men's singles  Gboyah
 (SLE)
W 4 - 0
 Johnny
 (KIR)
W 4 - 0
1 Q  Yogarajah
 (MRI)
W 4 - 1
 Wang
 (CAN)
L 1 - 4
Did not advance
Felix Lartey  Dookram
 (TTO)
W 4 - 1
 Leong
 (MAS)
L 0 - 4
2 Did not advance
Bernard Sam  Bryan
 (GUY)
W 4 - 2
 Knight
 (BAR)
W 4 - 3
1 Q Bye  Hu
 (AUS)
L 0 - 4
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso Women's singles  Sifi
 (SOL)
W 4 - 0
 Lulu
 (VAN)
W 4 - 1
1 Q  Bristol
 (SEY)
W 4 - 1
 Yu
 (SGP)
L 0 - 4
Did not advance
Cynthia Kwabi  Warusawithana
 (SRI)
L 0 - 4
 Chung
 (TTO)
L 0 - 4
3 Did not advance
Doubles
Athletes Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Emmanuel Asante
Bernard Sam
Men's doubles Bye  Lulu /
Shing (VAN)
W 3 - 1
 Pang /
Poh (SGP)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Derek Abrefa
Felix Lartey
Bye  Drinkhall /
Pitchford (ENG)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso
Cynthia Kwabi
Women's doubles  Chang /
Tee (MAS)
L 1 - 3
Did not advance
Celia Baah-Danso
Bernard Sam
Mixed doubles  Wing /
Yee (FIJ)
W 3 - 0
 Yan /
Lay (AUS)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Cynthia Kwabi
Derek Abrefa
 Chan Yook Fo /
Kinoo (MRI)
W 3 - 1
 Medjugorac /
Cote (CAN)
L 0 - 3
Did not advance
Team
Athletes Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Derek Abrefa
Emmanuel Asante
Felix Lartey
Bernard Sam
Men's team  England (ENG)
L 0–3
 Guyana (GUY)
L 1-3
3 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Ghana participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman).[5]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Christian Amoah Men's −85 kg 145 4 176 6 321 6
Forrester Osei Men's −94 kg 153 5 180 5 333 5
Richmond Osarfo Men's −105 kg 152 2 198 5 350 4
Ruth Baffoe Women's −53 kg 77 5 88 11 165 10

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ Bebli, Anthony (26 March 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Omar Named Team Ghana's Flag Bearer". www.starrfmonline.com/. StarrFM. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "FIH Rankings Outdoor Women" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ^ Darkwah, Frank (2 November 2017). "HOCKEY: Ghana Female Hockey Team Qualifies For Commonwealth Games". www.ghanasportsonline.com/. Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.