Ghana at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Eddie Blay
Eddie Blay
Edward "Eddie" Blay was a Ghanaian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:...

 
Boxing
Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23.-Medal table:-Medal summary:Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23....

 
Men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg)

Athletics
Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...

Men's 100 metres
  • Stanley Fabian Allotey
  • Round 1 — 10.7 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)
  • Michael Kofi Ahey
  • Round 1 — 10.6 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)


Men's 200 metres
  • Michael F. Okantey
  • Round 1 — 21.9 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)


Men's 400 metres
  • Ebenezer Quaye Quartey
  • Round 1 — 47.1 s (→ 2nd in heat, advanced to 2nd round)
  • Round 2 — 47.0 s (→ 7th in heat, did not advance)

  • Samuel Owusu-Mensah
  • Round 1 — DNS


Men's 1500 metres
  • Eric Donu Amevor
  • Round 1 — 3:58.4 min (→ 11th in heat, did not advance)


Men's 4x100 metres relay
  • Michael F. Okantey, Michael Kofi Ahey, Ebenezer Charle O. Addy, Stanley Fabian Allotey
  • Round 1 — 40.8 s (→ 5th in heat, advanced to semi-final)
  • Semi-Final — 40.7 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)


Men's 4x400 metres relay
  • James Aryee Addy, Mensah-Brobbey, Samuel Zanya Bugri, Ebenezer Quaye Quartey
  • Round 1 — 3:10.4 min (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)


Men's long jump
  • Michael Kofi Ahey
  • Qualification — 753 cm (→ advanced to the final)
  • Final — 730 cm (→ 7th place)


Women's 100 metres
  • Rose Hart
  • Round 1 — 11.9 s (→ 5th in heat, advanced to 2nd round)
  • Round 2 — 11.9 s (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)

  • Christina A. Boateng
  • Round 1 — 12.9 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)


Women's 80 metre hurdles
  • Rose Hart
  • Round 1 — 11.3 s (→ 3rd in heat, advanced to semi-finals)
  • Semi Final — 11.1 s (→ 8th in heat, did not advance)


Women's long jump
  • Alice Anum
  • Qualification — 545 cm (→ did not advance)

Boxing
Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23.-Medal table:-Medal summary:Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics:It was held October 11 to 23....

Flyweight
  • Sulley Shittu
  • Round 1 — defeated Jumaat Ibrahim (MAL) KO-1 2:17
  • Round 2 — lost to John Anthony McCafferty (IRL) 2:3


Bantamweight
  • Cassis Aryee
  • Round 1 — defeated Thein Myint
    Thein Myint
    Thein Myint born January 14, 1937 in Yangon) is a retired amateur boxer from Burma, who won the gold medal at the 1958 Asian Games in the men's bantamweight division. He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1956.-References:*...

     (BIR) KO-2 2:03
  • Round 2 — lost to Takao Sakurai
    Takao Sakurai
    was a former professional boxer who won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...

     (JPN) 0:5


Lightweight
  • Sammy Lee Amekudji
  • Round 1 — bye
  • Round 2 — lost to Kanemaru Shiratori (JPN) KO-1 1:27


Light welterweight
  • Eddie Blay
    Eddie Blay
    Edward "Eddie" Blay was a Ghanaian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:...

  • Round 1 — bye
  • Round 2 — defeated Preben R.S. Rasmussen (DEN) 5:0
  • Round 3 — defeated Nol Touch (CAM) KO-2 1:34
  • Quarterfinals — defeated Joao Henrique Da Silva (BRA) 5:0
  • Semi-finals — lost to Jerzy Kulej
    Jerzy Kulej
    Jerzy Kulej is a retired boxer and politician.He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight division Jerzy Kulej (born October 19, 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician.He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight division Jerzy Kulej (born October 19,...

     (POL) 0:5


Light middleweight
  • Eddie Davies
  • Round 1 — defeated Laszlo Sebok (HUN) 5:0
  • Round 2 — defeated Tolman Gibson Jr. (USA) 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — lost to Boris Lagutin
    Boris Lagutin
    Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin was possibly the most celebrated of Soviet boxers. During his career as a boxer, he has won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three Olympic Games, including two golds, in 1964 and 1968. Lagutin also won at European championships in 1961 and 1963 and at USSR...

     (SOV) RET


Middleweight
  • Joe Darkey
    Joe Darkey
    Joe Darkey is a former Ghanaian professional boxer who competed in the 1960s. A middleweight he competed in Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Middleweight, but was defeated in the third round. However two years later in 1966 he participated in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and...

  • Round 1 — bye
  • Round 2 — defeated James Columbus Rosette (USA) 3:2
  • Quarterfinals — lost to Valery Popenchenko (SOV) 0:5


Light Heavyweight
  • Thomas Arimi
  • Round 1 — bye
  • Round 2 — lost to Sayed Mersal (UAR) 0:5

Group D

Pld W D L GF GA Pts
2 1 1 0 4 3 3
2 1 0 1 5 5 2
2 0 1 1 3 4 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Quarterfinals

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