Ghana at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Ghana at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	GHA
CGA	Ghana Olympic Committee
in Glasgow, Scotland
Flag bearer	Janet Amponsah[1]
Medals Ranked =33rd	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Ghana competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland from 23 July – 3 August 2014.^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Razak Abugiri	Judo	Men's 60 kg	July 24
Bronze	Abdul Omar	Boxing	Men's Flyweight	Aug 1

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Timothy Abeyie	100 m	10.50	3	did not advance
Solomon Afful		10.66	5	did not advance
Tim Abeyie	200 m	21.12	4	did not advance
Solomon Afful		21.04 PB	4	did not advance
Emmanuel Dasor		21.06	3	did not advance
Kwadwo Acheampong	400 m	47.72	5	did not advance
Daniel Gyasi		47.07	5	did not advance
John O'Brien		did not finish		did not advance
Felix Acheampong	1500 m (T54)	3:33.90 SB	4 q	—		3:33.40 PB	8
Emmanuel Boateng		3:44.44 PB	6	—		did not advance
Patrick Obeng		3:48.11	6	—		did not advance
Daniel Gyasi Solomon Afful Kwadwo Achempong Emmanuel Dasor	4 x 400 metres relay	Disqualified		—		did not advance
Mohammed Kassim	Marathon	—				2:33:37	23

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
John Ampomah	Javelin throw	73.85	10 q	69.56	9

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Brent Newdick	Result	11.18	7.22	13.96	1.93	52.87	15.47	42.58	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNF	15
	Points	817	753	709	740	687	794	717	0	0	0

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Flings Owusu-Agyapong	100 m	11.68	4 q	11.55	5	did not advance
Gemma Acheampong	200 m	24.90	5	did not advance
Doreen Agyei		25.27	5	did not advance
Janet Amponsah		24.05	2 Q	DQ	8	did not advance
Shawkia Iddrisu	400 m	55.74	5	did not advance
Vivian Mills		55.19	5	did not advance
Martha Bissah	800 m	2:10.95	8	did not advance
Anita Fordjour	1500 m (T54)	4:21.24 SB	5 q	—		4:11.29 PB	8
Bernice Frimpong		4:21.58 PB	6	—		did not advance
Ajara Mohammed		4:05.04 PB	4 q	—		4:30.99	10
Juliana Sakat	5000 metres	—				18:04.61	16
Rashidatu Abubakar	400 metres hurdles	1:00.94 PB	6	—		did not advance
Flings Owusu-Agyapong Gemma Acheampong Beatrice Gyaman Doreen Agyei	4 x 100 metres relay	Disqualified		—		did not advance

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Mathilde Boateng	Triple jump	13.07	12 q	13.00	9
Nadia Eke		13.14 NR	11 q	12.98	10
Naya Owusu	High jump	1.71	=18	did not advance
Julia Agawu	Discus throw	41.79	16	did not advance
Zuta Mary Nartey	Javelin throw	—		48.23	11

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Mixed team

Main article: Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Mixed team

Pool B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	3	3	0	30	0	+30	630	195	+435	3	Quarterfinals
2	Ghana	3	2	1	12	19	−7	457	586	−129	2
3	Uganda	3	1	2	11	21	−10	473	593	−120	1
4	Kenya	3	0	3	9	22	−13	414	600	−186	0

Source: glasgow2014.com

India 5	Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow 24 July v t e		Ghana 0
1 2 3 1 Kashyap Parupalli Daniel Sam 21 6 21 16     2 P. V. Sindhu Stella Amasha 21 7 21 5     3 Akshay Dewalkar / Pranav Chopra Emmanuel Donkor / Abraham Ayittey 21 7 21 11     4 Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa Diana Archer / Evelyn Botwe 21 4 21 10     5 Srikanth Kidambi / P. C. Thulasi Daniel Sam / Stella Amasha 21 5 21 9

Kenya 2	Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow 24 July v t e		Ghana 3
1 2 3 1 Victor Odera Munga / Lavina Sabastian Martins Daniel Sam / Stella Amasah 17 21 15 21     2 Joseph Matheri Githitu Emmanuel Donkor 12 21 14 21     3 Mercy Mwethya Joseph Evelyn Botwe 21 11 21 10     4 Patrick Kinyua Mbogo / Victor Odera Munga Daniel Sam / Emmanuel Donkor 14 21 15 21     5 Mercy Mwethya Joseph / Lavina Sabastian Martins Stella Amasah / Evelyn Botwe 21 17 21 16

Uganda 2	Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow 25 July v t e		Ghana 3
1 2 3 1 Wilson Tukire / Margaret Nankabirwa Daniel Sam / Stella Amasah 16 21 12 21     2 Edwin Ekiring Emmanuel Donkor 21 14 21 15     3 Daisy Nakalyango Evelyn Botwe 21 8 21 14     4 Edwin Ekiring / Wilson Tukire Daniel Sam / Emmanuel Donkor 17 21 14 21     5 Daisy Nakalyango / Margaret Nankabirwa Evelyn Botwe / Stella Amasah 21 15 17 21 24 26

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Track

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round 1	Repechage	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Time Speed (km/h)	Rank	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time Speed (km/h)	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Jedidiah Amoako-Ackah	Men's sprint	12.678 56.791	26	did not advance

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jedidiah Amoako-Ackah	Men's time trial	did not start

Keirin

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
		Rank	Rank	Rank	Rank
Jedidiah Amoako-Ackah	Men's keirin	7 R	5	did not advance

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Dominic Agudoo	−60 kg	—	Tsala Tsala (CMR) W 0002-0003	Sigauque (MOZ) L 0004-0002	Did not advance	Buchanan (SCO) L 0001–1000	Did not advance	7
Razak Abugiri		—	Tony Lomo (SOL) W 1000-0001	Le Grange (RSA) L 0002-0000	Did not advance	Dodge (WAL) W 0122-0002	Sigauque (MOZ) W 1100-0001
Alex Amoako	−66 kg	Krassas (CYP) L 0003-0001	did not advance
Emmanuel Nartey	−73 kg	Bye	Madeira (MOZ) W 0003-0002	Leat (NZL) L 0003-1000	Did not advance	Dawson (SCO) L 0102-0101	Did not advance	7
Abubakar Alhassan	−81 kg	Messi (CMR) L 0001-1010	did not advance
Victor Ahiavor	−90 kg	Ombiongno (CMR) L 0004-1001	did not advance
Raymond Normeshie	−100 kg	Pathania (IND) L 0000-1000	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Szandra Szogedi	−63 kg	Yeats-Brown (ENG) L 0001-0102	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kwaku Addo	50 m freestyle	25.72	46	did not advance
Nana Antwi		27.12	61	did not advance
Abbiw Jackson		26.25	55	did not advance
Nana Antwi	100 m freestyle	did not start		did not advance
Abbiw Jackson		56.87	46	did not advance
Abeiku Jackson		56.47	44	did not advance
Nana Antwi	50 m backstroke	33.63	37	did not advance
Kwaku Addo	50 m butterfly	27.80	39	did not advance
Abeiku Jackson		27.21	33	did not advance
Abeiku Jackson	100 m butterfly	1:01.40	31	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ophelia Swayne	50 m freestyle	29.09	44	did not advance
	50 m butterfly	29.66	31	did not advance

Triathlon

Main article: Triathlon at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Athlete	Event	Swim (1.5 km)	Bike (40 km)	Run (10 km)	Total Time	Rank
Christopher Symonds	Men's	25:47	Lapped

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Daniel Darko	62 kg	89	108	197	17
Christian Amoah	77 kg	110	128	238	22
Nii Dodoo		101	145	246	19
Prince Nyarko	85 kg	112	145	257	16
Nii Larkyne	94 kg	107	138	245	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch	Clean & Jerk	Total	Rank
Ruth Baffoe	53 kg	71	82	153	10
Dora Abotsi	75 kg	88	104	192	6
Alberta Ampomah	+75 kg	74	101	175	12

Powerlifting

Athlete	Event	Total	Rank
Charles Teye	Men's 72 kg	137.1	10

References

1. Butler, Nick; Osborne, Paul (23 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: The Opening Ceremony from Celtic Park". Insidethegames. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
2. "The Commonwealth Games Associations". glasgow2014.com/. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.