Ghana at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Ghana at the Olympic Games
Flag of Ghana – Flag bearers IOC code  GHA NOC Ghana Olympic Committee
At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Competitors	22 (16 men and 6 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Kennedy Osei
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1952* • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 *As the Gold Coast
Winter Games
2010

Ghana competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's competition

Men's 100m

• Leo Myles-Mills
  1. Round 1 - 10.15
  2. Round 2 - 10.23
  3. Semifinal - 10.25 (did not advance)

• Aziz Zakari
  1. Round 1 - 10.31
  2. Round 2 - 10.22
  3. Semifinal - 10.16
  4. Final - DNF - False Start

• Christian Nsiah
  1. Round 1 - 10.44 (did not advance)

Men's 200m

• Albert Agyemang
  1. Round 1 - 21.22 (did not advance)

• Tanko Braimah
  1. Round 1 - DQ (did not advance)

Men's 4x100m

• Kenneth Andam, Leo Myles-Mills, Christian Nsiah, Aziz Zakari
  1. Round 1 - DNF (did not advance)

Men's 4x400m

• Daniel Adomako, Abu Duah, Daniel Mensah Kwei, Nathaniel Martey
  1. Round 1 - 03:07.07 (did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Mark Anthony Awere
  1. Qualifying - 7.57 (did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Andrew Owusu
  1. Qualifying - 14.12 (did not advance)

Women's competition

Women's 100m

• Vida Nsiah
  1. Round 1 - 11.18
  2. Round 2 - 11.19
  3. Semifinal - 11.37 (did not advance)

• Monica Afia Twum
  1. Round 1 - 11.48
  2. Round 2 - 11.70 (did not advance)

Women's 200m

• Monica Afia Twum
  1. Round 1 - 23.51 (did not advance)

• Helena Wrappah
  1. Round 1 - 23.64 (did not advance)

Women's 4x100m

• Mavis Akoto, Vida Anim, Veronica Bawuah, Vida Nsiah, Monica Afia Twum
  1. Round 1 - 43.77
  2. Semifinal - 43.19 (did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Raymond Narh
  1. First Round - Defeated Victor Ramos (East Timor) after referee stopped the contest
  2. Second Round - Lost to Andriy Kotelnyk (Ukraine) on points

Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)

• Ben Neequaye
  1. First Round - Defeated Munga Fredrick Kinuthia (Kenya) on points (14-2)
  2. Second Round - Lost to Mohamed Allalou (Algeria) on points (6-15)

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Adama Osumanu
  1. First Round - Lost to Mohamed Marmouri (Tunisia) after referee stopped the contest

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Charles Adamu
  1. First Round - Defeated Courtney Fry (Great Britain) on points
  2. Second Round - Lost to Andriy Fedchuk (Ukraine) on points (5-13)

References

• Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
• International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site
• sports-reference