title: Ghana at the 1960 Summer Olympics
text: # Ghana at the 1960 Summer Olympics
  
  Ghana competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, for the first time as an independent nation. Previously, the Gold Coast had competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. In total, 15 athletes competing in 2 sports represented Ghana.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  Ghana won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Clement Quartey | Boxing | Men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### 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
  * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  
  ### Men
  
  Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Gustav Ntiforo | 100 m | 11.15 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Michael Okantey | 200 m | 21.91 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | John Asare-Antwi | 400 m | 47.81 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Frederick Owusu | 800 m | 1:55.41 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | William Quaye James Addy Frederick Owusu John Asare-Antwi | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.62 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:11.03 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Robert Kotei | High jump | 2.00 | =4 q | 2.03 | 10 |
  
  ## Boxing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Isaac Aryee | Flyweight | Bye | Tanabe (JPN) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Joshua Williams | Featherweight | Gheorghiu (ROU) L 1-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Eddie Blay | Lightweight | Bye | Gutiérrez (URU) W 4-1 | McTaggart (GBR) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Clement Quartey | Light welterweight | Bye | Boubekeur (MAR) W 5-0 | Al-Karkhi (IRQ) W 5-0 | Kim (KOR) W 3-2 | Kasprzyk (POL) W WO | Němeček (TCH) L 0-5 | |
  | Joseph Lartey | Welterweight | Bye | Bergström (SWE) W 5-0 | Radonyak (URS) L KO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alhassan Brimah | Light Middleweight | Bye | Lagutin (URS) L KO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  