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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = GHA
| NOCname = Ghana Olympic Committee
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 2008
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website =
| location = Beijing
| competitors = 9
| sports = 2
| flagbearer = Vida Anim
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}Ghana competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Athletics {{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}- 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
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
|---|
| Seth Amoo | 200 m | 20.91 | 4 | Did not advance | | Aziz Zakari | 100 m | 10.34 | 4 q | 10.24 | 5 | Did not advance |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final |
|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
|---|
| Vida Anim | 100 m | 11.47 | 2 Q | 11.32 | 3 Q | 11.51 | 8 | Did not advance | | 200 m | {{abbr|DNS|Did not start}} | Did not advance |
Boxing{{main|Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}Ghana qualified six boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Manyo Plange and Ahmed Saraku qualified at the first African qualifying tournament.[1] The other four Ghanaian boxers qualified at the second African continental qualifying tournament.[2] | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|
Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Opposition
Result | Rank |
|---|
| Manyo Plange | Light flyweight | Tañamor|PHI|2008 Summer}}
W 6–3 | Carvalho|BRA|2008 Summer}}
L 12–21 | Did not advance | | Issah Samir | Bantamweight | Manzanilla|VEN|2008 Summer}}
L 10–13 | Did not advance | | Prince Dzanie | Featherweight | Torriente|CUB|2008 Summer}}
L 2–11 | Did not advance | | Samuel Kotey Neequaye | Light welterweight | Saunders|GBR|2008 Summer}}
L 1–24 {{abbr|KO|Knockout}} | Did not advance | | Ahmed Saraku | Middleweight | Hakobyan|ARM|2008 Summer}}
L 8–14 | Did not advance | | Bastir Samir | Light heavyweight | Izobo|NGR|2008 Summer}}
W {{abbr|RSC|Referee stops contest}} | Silva|BRA|2008 Summer}}
L 7–9 | Did not advance |
External links- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcvDqMP3Xz8&feature=PlayList&p=8876F36AD03CBF9F&index=58] The line-up of Ghanaian contingent at the games.
References1. ^1st AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801155101/http://www.aiba.org/default.aspx?pId=876 |date=August 1, 2012 }}
2. ^2nd AIBA African Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}{{Ghana-sport-stub}}{{2008-Olympic-stub}} 3 : Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Ghana at the Summer Olympics by year|2008 in Ghanaian sport |