Jump to content

Ghana at the 2022 Winter Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Wikipedialuva (talk | contribs) at 04:22, 27 July 2023 (→top: clean up, typo(s) fixed: Meanwhile → Meanwhile,). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Ghana at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Ghana
IOC codeGHA
NOCGhana Olympic Committee
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors1 in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Carlos Mäder
Flag bearer (closing)Volunteer
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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

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.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Carlos Mäder Men's giant slalom DNF Did not advance

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.


Stub icon

This article summarising a nation's participation in the Olympic Games is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Flag of GhanaSport icon

This article about sport in Ghana is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghana_at_the_2022_Winter_Olympics&oldid=1167336213"