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Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Sporting event delegation
Ghana competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] It was Ghana's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Quick Facts Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, CGF code ...
| Ghana at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| CGF code | GHA |
| CGA | Ghana Olympic Committee |
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 70 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Abdul Omar |
| Medals Ranked 39th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
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Boxer Abdul Omar was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]
More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Bronze | Jessie Lartey | Boxing | Men's −64 kg | April 14 |
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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| 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 |
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Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Men
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| 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 | |||
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- Combined events – Decathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |||||
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- Women
- Track & road events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| 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 | |||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | ||
| Nadia Eke | Triple jump | 13.05 | 10 |
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- Combined events – Heptathlon
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 |
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Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Ghana participated with eight athletes (four men and four women)
- Singles
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
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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 | ||||||
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- Doubles
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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| 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 | |||||
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- Mixed team
Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team
- Roster
- Stella Amasah
- Grace Atipaka
- Abraham Ayittey
- Emmanuel Donkor
- Gifty Mensah
- Eyram Migbodzi
- Daniel Sam
- Pool D
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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 Malaysia 5 |
Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast 5 April |
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Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast 6 April |
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Main article: Boxing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Ghana participated with a team of 7 athletes (7 men)
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
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Main article: Cycling at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Ghana participated with 5 athletes (5 men).
Road
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Track
- Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||
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- Time trial
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Assor Rudolf Mensah (pilot) |
Men's tandem time trial B | 1:26.002 | 5 |
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Main article: Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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
- Roster
- Juwaila Acquah
- Janet Adampa
- Bennedicta Adjei
- Lydia Afriyie
- Cecilia Amoako
- Mavis Ampem-Darkoa
- Bridget Azumah
- Mavis Berko
- Serwaa Boakye
- Ernestina Coffie
- Emelia Fosuaa
- Vivian Narkuor
- Elizabeth Opoku
- Roberta Owusu
- Martha Safoa
- Adizatu Sulemana
- Nafisatu Umaru
- Deborah Whyte
- Pool B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts
More information New Zealand, 12–0 ...
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More information Australia, 5–0 ...
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More information Scotland, 5–0 ...
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More information Canada, 5–1 ...
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- Ninth and tenth place
Main article: Shooting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Ghana participated with 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman).
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||
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Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Ghana participated with 4 athletes (2 men and 2 women).
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| 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 | ||
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | ||||
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Ghana participated with 6 athletes (4 men and 2 women).
- Singles
More information Athletes, Event ...
| Athletes | Event | Group stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
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| 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 | ||||||
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- Doubles
More information Athletes, Event ...
| 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 | |||||
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- Team
More information Athletes, Event ...
| 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 | ||||
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Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Qualification
Ghana participated with 4 athletes (3 men and 1 woman).[5]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| 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 |
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- Bebli, Anthony (26 March 2018). "Commonwealth Games: Omar Named Team Ghana's Flag Bearer". www.starrfmonline.com/. StarrFM. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- "FIH Rankings Outdoor Women" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- Darkwah, Frank (2 November 2017). "HOCKEY: Ghana Female Hockey Team Qualifies For Commonwealth Games". www.ghanasportsonline.com/. Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.