title: Ghana at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics
text: # Ghana at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics
  
  Ghana competed at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, Finland, from August 7 to 14, 1983.
  
  ## Men
  
  ### Track and road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Ernest Obeng | 100 metres | 10.35w | 11 Q | 10.51 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Awudu Nuhu | 200 metres | 22.93 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Abu Alhassan | 400 metres | 48.14 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Sam Aidoo Awudu Nuhu Ernest Obeng Edward Pappoe | 4 × 100 metres relay | 41.92 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Women
  
  ### Track and road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Mary Mensah | 100 metres | 12.26 | =36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Mary Mensah | 200 metres | 24.91 | 30 q | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Mercy Addy Grace Armah Mary Mensah Elisabeth Wilson | 4 × 100 metres relay | 47.51 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  