Ghana_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics

Ghana at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Ghana at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Ghana competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

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Ghana's team consisted of one male alpine skier, marking the country's return to the sport for the first time since 2010.[3][4] Alpine skier Carlos Mäder was also the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[5][6] Meanwhile, a volunteer was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[7]

Competitors

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

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Alpine skiing

Carlos Mäder met the basic qualification standards meaning that Ghana qualified one male alpine skier.[8] Mäder was born in Ghana, but was adopted by Swiss parents and has resided in Switzerland for most of his life.[9] Mäder was the oldest alpine skier at the games, and did not finish his only event, the men's giant slalom.[10]

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See also


References

  1. "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. Berkeley, Geoff (2 February 2022). "Mäder to become third athlete to represent Ghana at Winter Olympics". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. du Plessis, Lindsay (3 February 2022). "Winter Games: Six African athletes who are competing in Beijing, and five who are not". www.espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. "Feller hat Corona – Ski-Exot Mäder bei Olympia dabei" [Feller has Corona - Ski-Exot Mäder at the Olympics]. www.srf.ch/ (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 22 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. Watta, Evelyn (28 January 2022). "African stars to watch at Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  10. VanOpdorp, Davis (13 February 2022). "Beijing 2022: At 43, Ghana's Carlos Mäder finally lives Olympic dream". Deutsche Welle (DW). Bonn, Germany. Retrieved 13 February 2022.



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