Ghana at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Ghana at the Olympic Games
Flag of Ghana 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 2016 *As the Gold Coast
Winter Games
2010 2014

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 12 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
• International Olympic Committee Web Site
• sports-reference