Ghana_at_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics
Ghana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Ghana competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Martha Bissah | Athletics | Girls' 800 m | 23 August |
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Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Ghana qualified two athletes.[1]
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
- Boys
- Field Events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Precious Attipoe | Triple jump | 15.08 | 8 Q | 14.64 | 8 |
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- Girls
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Martha Bissah | 800 m | 2:07.67 | 2 Q | 2:04.90 | |
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Main article: Badminton at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Ghana was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee.[2]
- Singles
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| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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| Abraham Ayittey | Boys' Singles |  Y Shi (CHN)L w/o |
 B Ong (SIN)L w/o |
 Seo (KOR)L w/o |
4 | did not advance | |||
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- Doubles
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| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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 Ruthvika Shivani (IND) Abraham Ayittey (GHA) |
Mixed Doubles |  T Hendahewa (SRI) B Ong (SIN)L w/o |
 L Courtois (FRA) D Sebunnya (UGA)L w/o |
He Bingjiao (CHN) Sanchin Dias (SRI) L w/o |
4 | did not advance | |||
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Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Ghana qualified a boys' and girls' team by their performance at the CAVB Qualification Tournament.[3]
More information Athletes, Event ...
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Philip Amissah Nicholas Tetteh |
Boys' | Gathier/Loiseau (FRA) L 0 – 2 |
3 Q |  MacNeil/Richards (CAN)L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | 25 | |||
 Figueroa/Rivera (PUR)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
 Rosa/Sweeney (ISV)W 2 – 1 | |||||||||
 Bramon-Arias/Heredia (PER)W 2 – 1 | |||||||||
 Shobeiri/Sahneh (IRI)W INJ | |||||||||
| Doris Douduwa Esther Essumang |
Girls' |  Radl/Gesslbauer (AUT)L 0 – 2 |
6 | did not advance | |||||
 Tangkaeo/Kawfong (THA)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
 Mongelos/Valiente (PAR)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
| Richard/Placette (FRA) L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
 Giron/Bethancourt (GUA)L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
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Main article: Swimming at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Ghana qualified two swimmers.[4]
- Boys
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kwaku Addo | 50 m freestyle | 24.66 | 38 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 27.45 | 41 | did not advance | ||||
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- Girls
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ophelia Swayne | 50 m freestyle | 28.76 | 37 | did not advance | |||
| 50 m butterfly | 29.51 | 27 | did not advance | ||||
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Main article: Weightlifting at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Ghana was given a quota to compete in a girls' event by the tripartite committee.[5]
- Girls
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Juliana Arkoh | −63 kg | 62 | 8 | 82 | 8 | 144 | 8 |
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- "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- "BWF Junior World Rankings: Boys' Singles". BWF. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- "Sierra Leone men and Rwanda women top podium of African qualifiers for Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- "Universality Places" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.