Ghana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Ghana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | |
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IOC code | GHA |
NOC | Ghana Olympic Committee |
in Nanjing | |
Competitors | 10 in 5 sports |
Medals Ranked 49th |
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Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Ghana competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Martha Bissah | Athletics | Girls' 800 m | 23 August |
Athletics
Ghana qualified two athletes.[1]
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
- Boys
- Field Events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
Precious Attipoe | Triple jump | 15.08 | 8 Q | 14.64 | 8 |
- Girls
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Martha Bissah | 800 m | 2:07.67 | 2 Q | 2:04.90 |
Badminton
Ghana was given a quota to compete by the tripartite committee.[2]
- Singles
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
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Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
Abraham Ayittey | Boys' Singles | Y Shi (CHN) L w/o |
B Ong (SIN) L w/o |
Seo (KOR) L w/o |
4 | did not advance |
- Doubles
Athlete | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
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Opposition Score | |||
Ruthvika Shivani (IND) Abraham Ayittey (GHA) |
Mixed Doubles | T Hendahewa (SRI) B Ong (SIN) L w/o |
L Courtois (FRA) D Sebunnya (UGA) L w/o |
He Bingjiao (CHN) Sanchin Dias (SRI) L w/o |
4 | did not advance |
Beach Volleyball
Ghana qualified a boys' and girls' team by their performance at the CAVB Qualification Tournament.[3]
Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Score |
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Philip Amissah Nicholas Tetteh |
Boys' | Gathier/Loiseau (FRA) L 0 – 2 |
3 Q | MacNeil/Richards (CAN) L 0 – 2 |
did not advance | 25 | |||
Figueroa/Rivera (PUR) L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
Rosa/Sweeney (ISV) W 2 – 1 | |||||||||
Bramon-Arias/Heredia (PER) W 2 – 1 | |||||||||
Shobeiri/Sahneh (IRI) W INJ | |||||||||
Doris Douduwa Esther Essumang |
Girls' | Radl/Gesslbauer (AUT) L 0 – 2 |
6 | did not advance | |||||
Tangkaeo/Kawfong (THA) L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
Mongelos/Valiente (PAR) L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
Richard/Placette (FRA) L 0 – 2 | |||||||||
Giron/Bethancourt (GUA) L 0 – 2 |
Swimming
Ghana qualified two swimmers.[4]
- Boys
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Kwaku Addo | 50 m freestyle | 24.66 | 38 | did not advance | |||
50 m butterfly | 27.45 | 41 | did not advance |
- Girls
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Ophelia Swayne | 50 m freestyle | 28.76 | 37 | did not advance | |||
50 m butterfly | 29.51 | 27 | did not advance |
Weightlifting
Ghana was given a quota to compete in a girls' event by the tripartite committee.[5]
- Girls
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Juliana Arkoh | −63 kg | 62 | 8 | 82 | 8 | 144 | 8 |
References
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Athletics". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ "BWF Junior World Rankings: Boys' Singles". BWF. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Sierra Leone men and Rwanda women top podium of African qualifiers for Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Number of Entries by NOC: Swimming". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Universality Places" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.