Ghana competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Boxer Tijani Moro, who won Ghana's only medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, carried his country's flag at the opening ceremony.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Ghana at the 1996 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 13 2 15Boxing 2 – 2Football 16 0 16Table tennis 2 0 2 Total 33 2 35
Results by event Athletics
Men
Track and road events AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEric Nkansah100 metres10.2613 Q10.2415 Q10.2614Did not advanceEmmanuel Tuffour100 metres10.155 Q10.1812 q10.2213Did not advance200 metres20.8539 Q20.4911 q20.6114Did not advanceAlbert Agyemang200 metres20.6922 Q20.8731Did not advanceIbrahim Hassan400 metresDid not finishDid not advanceFrank Boateng110 metres hurdles13.8729Did not advanceAlbert AgyemangEric NkansahChristian NsiahEmmanuel TuffourAbdul Aziz Zakari4 x 100 metres relay39.4715 qN/A38.626 QDid not startSolomon AmegatcherAbu DuahJulius SedameAhmed Ali4 x 400 metres relay3:05.5318N/ADid not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankAndrew OwusuLong jump7.9116Did not advanceFrancis DodooLong jump16.2426Did not advance
Women
Track and road events AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMercy Addy400 metres54.9244Did not advanceVida Nsiah100 metres hurdles13.3434Did not advance
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultAlfred TettehLight-flyweightL 10-5Did not advanceAshiakwei AryeeLight-middleweightbyeL 18-6Did not advance
Football
Men's Tournament
Group stage - Group C
Team312021+153111440431112204310245−13
Quarterfinal
Team roster
Richard Kingson Jacob Nettey Nii Aryee Welbeck Stephen Baidoo Joe Addo Afo Duodu Samuel Kuffour Mallam Yahaya Augustine Ahinful Charles Akonnor Emmanuel Duah Felix Aboagye Kennedy Ohene Ebenezer Hagan Christian Sabah Prince Amoako Koranteng Emmanuel Osei Kuffour Simon Addo
Table Tennis
Men's Singles Tournament
Group stage - Group D
Team330611481113214211498312341291203030664126
Men's Doubles Tournament
Group stage - Group C
Team Kong Linghui / Liu Guoliang3306012677 Patrick Chila / Christopher Legout32143133102 Peter Karlsson / Thomas von Scheele31234116120 Winifred Addy / Isaac Opoku3030650126
References
sports-reference