title: Ghana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
text: # Ghana at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
  
  Ghana competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Martha Bissah | Athletics | Girls' 800 m | 23 August |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Ghana qualified two athletes.
  
  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)
  
  ### Field Events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
  | Precious Attipoe | Triple jump | 15.08 | 8 Q | 14.64 | 8 |
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 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.
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Doubles
  
  | Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Beach Volleyball
  
  Ghana qualified a boys' and girls' team by their performance at the CAVB Qualification Tournament.
  
  | Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Philip Amissah Nicholas Tetteh | Boys' | Gathier/Loiseau (FRA) L 0 – 2 | 3 Q | MacNeil/Richards (CAN) L 0 – 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 25 |
  | Philip Amissah Nicholas Tetteh | Boys' | Figueroa/Rivera (PUR) L 0 – 2 | 3 Q | MacNeil/Richards (CAN) L 0 – 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 25 |
  | Philip Amissah Nicholas Tetteh | Boys' | Rosa/Sweeney (ISV) W 2 – 1 | 3 Q | MacNeil/Richards (CAN) L 0 – 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 25 |
  | Philip Amissah Nicholas Tetteh | Boys' | Bramon-Arias/Heredia (PER) W 2 – 1 | 3 Q | MacNeil/Richards (CAN) L 0 – 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 25 |
  | Philip Amissah Nicholas Tetteh | Boys' | Shobeiri/Sahneh (IRI) W INJ | 3 Q | MacNeil/Richards (CAN) L 0 – 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 25 |
  | Doris Douduwa Esther Essumang | Girls' | Radl/Gesslbauer (AUT) L 0 – 2 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Doris Douduwa Esther Essumang | Girls' | Tangkaeo/Kawfong (THA) L 0 – 2 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Doris Douduwa Esther Essumang | Girls' | Mongelos/Valiente (PAR) L 0 – 2 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Doris Douduwa Esther Essumang | Girls' | Richard/Placette (FRA) L 0 – 2 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Doris Douduwa Esther Essumang | Girls' | Giron/Bethancourt (GUA) L 0 – 2 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Ghana qualified two swimmers.
  
  ### Boys
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Kwaku Addo | 50 m freestyle | 24.66 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Kwaku Addo | 50 m butterfly | 27.45 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Girls
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ophelia Swayne | 50 m freestyle | 28.76 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ophelia Swayne | 50 m butterfly | 29.51 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  Ghana was given a quota to compete in a girls' event by the tripartite committee.
  
  ### Girls
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Juliana Arkoh | −63 kg | 62 | 8 | 82 | 8 | 144 | 8 |
  