Here is a closer look at Ghanaians who have won medals at the prestigious Commonwealth Games.
Cardiff 1958
Athletics
Men’s High Jump: Robert Kotei – Bronze
Perth 1962
Boxing
Flyweight: -Cassie Aryee – Silver
Bantamweight: Sammy Abbey – Silver
Lightweight: Eddie Blay- Gold
Light welterweight: Clement Quartey- Gold
Middleweight: Thomas Arimi – Silver
Light Heavyweight:: Jojo Miles – Silver
Athletics
Men’s 4 x 110 yards: Silver (Bonner Mends, Bukari Bashiru, Michael Ocantey, Michael Ahey
Men’s 4 x 440 yards, Bronze (Ebenezer Quartey, Frederick Owusu, James Addy, and John Asare-Antwi)
Men’s Long Jump: Michael Ahey – Gold
Kingston 1966
Flyweight: Sulley Shuttu – Gold
Welterweight: Eddie Blay – Gold
Light Welterweight: Aaron Papoola – Silver
Middleweight: Joe Darkey – Gold
Heavyweight: Adonis Rey – Silver
Men’s 220 yards: Stanley Allotey – Gold
Featherweight: Amos Ajoo – Bronze
Light Middleweight: Robert Okine, Bronze
Men’s 4x 110 yards relay: – Gold (Ebenezer Addy, Bonner Mends, James Addy, and Stanley Allotey)
Edinburg 1970
Bantamweight: Sulley Shittu – Gold
Light Welterweight: Emmanuel Lawson – Bronze
Welterweight: Emmanuel Ankudey – Gold
Light Heavyweight: Victor Attivor – Bronze
Men’s 4x 100m Relay: Silver (Michael Ahey, James Addy, Edward Owusu, and George Daniels)
Women’s 100m: Alice Anum – Silver
Women’s 200m: Alice Anum – Silver
Christchurch 1974
Light Welterweight: Anthony Martey – Silver
Men’s 100m: Ohene Karikari – Bronze
Men’s 200m: George Daniels-Silver
Men’s 4x100m Relay: Silver (Albert Lomotey, Ohene Karkari, Kofi Okyir, George Daniels)
Men’s Triple Jump: Joshua Owusu-Gold
Moise Pomaney-Bronze
Men’s Long Jump: Joshua Owusu – Bronze
Women’s 200m: Alice Anum – Bronze
Women’s 4x100m: Bronze (Alice Anum, Hannah Afriyie, Josephine Ocran and Rose Asiedua)
Edmonton 1978
Featherweight: Azumah Nelson – Gold
Light Flyweight: Kid Sumaila – Bronze
Heavyweight: Adama Mensah – Silver
Brisbane 1982 – No medal was won
Edinburg 1986 – Did not attend
Auckland 1990
Middleweight: Joseph Laryea – Silver
Super Heavyweight: Liadi Alhassan – Silver
Victoria 1994
Light Welterweight: Tijani Moro – Bronze
Kuala Lumper 1998
Lightweight: Raymond Narh – Gold
Light Middleweight: James Tony – Bronze
Light Heavyweight: Charles Adamu – Bronze
Super Heavyweight: Moyoyo Aloryi – Bronze
Triple Jump: Andrew Owusu- Silver
Manchester 2002
Heptathlon: Margaret Simpson – Bronze
Melbourne 2006
Heavyweight: Awusone Yekeni – Bronze
Long Jump: Ignatius Gaisah – Gold
Weightlifting (77kg) : Majeti Fetri – Gold
Delhi 2010
Heavyweight: Awusone Yekeni-Bronze
Long Jump: Ignatius Gaisah-Bronze
Women’s 4x 100m: Silver (Rosina Amenedede, Elizabeth Amolofo, Beatrice Gyaman and Janet Amponsah)
Women’s Para 1500(T54): Anita Fordjour – Bronze
Glasgow 2014
Flyweight: Abdul Walid Omar – Bronze
Judo (Extra-Lightweight 60kg): Razak Abugri -Bronze
Gold Coast 2018
Light welterweight: Jesse Lartey – Bronze
Birmingham 2022
Lightweight: Abdul Walid Omar – Bronze
Featherweight: Joseph Commey – Silver
Bantamweight: Abraham Mensah – Silver
Long Jump: Deborah Acquah – Bronze
200 meters: Joseph Paul Amoah – Bronze
