Ghana at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Ghana competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Thanks to in order of using the traditional Korean Hangul alphabet, Ghana was second in the parade of nations following Greece, which has traditionally led the march since 1928.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	6	5	11
Boxing	4	–	4
Table tennis	0	1	1
Total	10	6	16

Athletics

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
John Myles-Mills	100 metres	10.31	6 Q	10.21	7 Q	10.43	14	Did not advance
Emmanuel Tuffour		10.31	6 Q	10.37	20	Did not advance
John Myles-Mills	200 metres	21.04	20 q	20.95	23	Did not advance
John Myles-Mills Eric Akogyiram Salaam Gariba Nelson Boateng Emmanuel Tuffour (*)	4 × 100 metres relay	39.13	5 Q	—	39.46	12	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Francis Dodoo	Triple jump	16.17	17	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Dinah Yankey	100 metres	11.64	32 q	11.63	29	Did not advance
	100 metres hurdles	13.64	25	Did not advance
Veronica Bawuah Dinah Yankey Mercy Addy Martha Appiah	4 × 100 metres relay	44.12	12 q	—	44.30	13	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Juliana Yendork	Long jump	5.40	27	Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alfred Kotey	Flyweight	Template:Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W RSC R1	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 5–0	Template:FlagIOCathlete L Walkover	Did not advance
Ike Quartey	Light welterweight	Template:Bye	Template:FlagIOCathlete W 5–0	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–5	Did not advance
Alfred Ankamah	Welterweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete W KO	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–5	Did not advance
Emmanuel Quaye	Light middleweight	Template:FlagIOCathlete L KO	Did not advance

Table tennis

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage						Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Patricia Offel	Singles	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–3	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–3	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–3	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 1–3	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 0–3	6	Did not advance

References

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