Ghana at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Ghana competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1976 and 1980 Games.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 200 metres

• James Idun

* Heat — 22.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres

• Charles Moses

* Heat — 50.39 (→ did not advance)

• Fred Owusu (→ did not compete)

Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

• Philip Attipoe, Makarios Djan, Collins Mensah, Rex Brobby

* Semi-final Heat 2 — 40.20 (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Francis Dodoo

* Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Michael Ebo Dankwa
• # First Round — Lost to Yehuda Ben Haim (ISR), 1:4

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Amon Neequaye
• # First Round — Bye
• # Second Round — Lost to Ndaba Dube (ZIM), 0:5

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

• Christian Kpakpo
• # First Round — Bye
• # Second Round — Lost to John Wanjau (KEN), 0:5

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Douglas Odame
• # First Round — Bye
• # Second Round — Defeated Dieudonne Kossi (RCA), RSC-3
• # Third Round — Lost to José Antonio Hernando (ESP), 0:5

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

• Sullemana Sadik
• # First Round — Bye
• # Second Round — Lost to Christophe Tiozzo (FRA), 0:5

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

• Taju Akay
• # First Round — Lost to Evander Holyfield (USA), RSC-3

References

• Official Olympic Reports