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Ghana At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Ghana competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Thanks to in order of using the traditional Korean Hangul alphabet, Ghana was second in the parade of nations following Greece, which has traditionally led the march since 1928. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results by event Boxing Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Alfred Kotey :* First Round – Bye :* Second Round – Defeated Hussain al-Mutairi (KUW), RSC-1 :* Third Round – Defeated Benjamin Mwangata (TNZ), 5:0 :* Quarterfinals – Lost to Mario González (MEX), walk-over Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) * Ike Quartey :* First Round – Bye :* Second Round – Defeated José Saizozema (DOM), 5:0 :* Third Round – Lost to Grahame Cheney (AUS), 0:5 Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) * Alfred Ankamah :* First Round – Defeated Boston Simbeye (MLW), KO-1 :* Second Round – Lost to Kenneth Goul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of the 1948 constitution. According to the 2020 census, Seoul has a population of 9.9 million people, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area with the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province. Considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), Seoul was the world's fourth largest metropolitan economy in 2014, following Tokyo, New York City and Los Angeles. Seoul was rated Asia's most livable city with the second highest quality of life globally by Arcadis in 2015, with a GDP per capita (PPP) of around $40,000. With major technology hubs centered in Gangnam and Digital Media City, the Seoul Capital Area is home to the headquarters of 15 ''Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario González (Mexican Boxer)
Mariano "Mario" González Lugo (born August 15, 1969, in Puebla) is a Mexican former boxer who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the bronze medal in the flyweight division. He now resides in California, United States. Olympic results *1st round bye *Defeated Teboho Mathibeli (Lesotho) 5-0 *Defeated Manoj Pingale (Indonesia) 4-1 *Defeated Alfred Kotey (Ghana) Walkover *Lost to Andreas Tews Andreas Tews (born 11 September 1968) is a German former amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His first international success came with hi ... (East Germany) 0-5 External links * 1969 births Living people People from Puebla (city) Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Mexico Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Mexico Olympic bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1988 Summer Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segundo Mercado
Laurensio Segundo Mercado (born 5 January 1967) is a retired male boxer from Ecuador. Mercado represented Ecuador at the 1988 Summer Olympics, losing on points in the boxing competition to Martin Kitel of Sweden. He turned professional after the games and, fighting as a middleweight, built up a record of 18-2. On 17 December 1994, Mercado was matched against future undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins for the vacant IBF middleweight title in Quito, Ecuador. Attempting to become his country's first ever world boxing champion, Mercado knocked Hopkins down twice, but the fight was scored a controversial split draw. They met again four months later, and this time Hopkins won via a seventh round technical knockout. Mercado moved up to the super-middleweight division after losing to Hopkins, and challenged WBA super-middleweight champion Frankie Liles Frank ("Frankie") Liles (born February 14, 1965) is an American former professional boxer who held the Lineal and WB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofi Emmanuel Quaye
Emmanuel Quaye (born 19 June 1965) is a Ghanaian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he lost to Segundo Mercado Laurensio Segundo Mercado (born 5 January 1967) is a retired male boxer from Ecuador. Mercado represented Ecuador at the 1988 Summer Olympics, losing on points in the boxing competition to Martin Kitel of Sweden. He turned professional after the ... of Ecuador. References External links * 1965 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Olympic boxers for Ghana Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-middleweight boxers {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Gould
Kenneth "Kenny" Gould (born May 11, 1967) was an American boxer, who won the welterweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He won the world title at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, followed by a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. 1988 Olympic Games *Defeated Joseph Marwa (Tanzania) 4–1 *Defeated Alfred Ankamah (Ghana) 5–0 *Defeated Maselino Masoe (American Samoa) 5–0 *Defeated Joni Nyman (Finland) 5–0 *Lost to Laurent Boudouani (France) 1–4 Professional career Gould began his professional career that same year and retired in 1993 with a career record of 26–2 (15KO). He fought limited opposition throughout his career, and was unable to compete at the higher levels of the pro ranks. His most notable foe was undefeated contender Roger Turner, who beat Gould by decision, and later went on to be KO'd by Félix Trinidad Félix Juan Trinidad García (born January 10, 1973), popularly known as "Tito" Trinidad, is a Puerto Rican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Simbeye
Boston Simbeye (born 24 December 1959) is a former Malawian welterweight boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ..., where he finished in thirty-third place. at sports-reference.com References External links * 1959 births Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Ankamah
Alfred Addo Ankamah (born January 31, 1967, in Accra) is a Ghanaian professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division. Amateur career Ankamah fought for his country of Ghana at Welterweight during the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. He had been appointed captain of the 4 man team, 2 of them by the names of Ike Quartey and Alfred Kotey. Ankamah had never seen a boxing glove until the age of 20, when his brother brought him into the city to see an exhibition Azumah Nelson was doing. Alfred asked his brother, " people pay to see you tie something on your hands and hit someone else? Oh, this is simple, take me to the place I learn this." Then at 21, he was chosen the Olympic team captain over Ike, who had been groomed for boxing since he was 8 years old. Ankamah, was chosen because of his dedication, as well as being very dependable and responsible, His "work ethic" is what also prompted him being the picked as the team captain. He would go on to knockout Malawi's Boston Simbeye. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grahame Cheney
Grahame Francis "Spike" Cheney (born 27 April 1969) is a retired Australian boxer, who won a light welterweight (63.5 kg) silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Cheney also won a bronze medal in the welterweight (67 kg) division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Olympic results *1st round bye *Defeated Miguel González (Paraguay) RSC 2 *Defeated Ike Quartey (Ghana) 5-0 *Defeated Todd Foster (United States) 3-2 *Defeated Lars Myrberg Lars Mikael Myrberg (born 23 November 1964 in Stockholm) was a Swedish boxer who won a light welterweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Myrberg represented Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as ... (Sweden) 5-0 *Lost to Vyacheslav Yanovski (Soviet Union) 0-5 Pro career Cheney turned pro in 1991, winning the WBC International Welterweight title. He retired in 1996 with a professional record of 17-3-0. Personal life Since 1998, Cheney has suffered from bipolar disorder. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Saizozema
José Saizozema (born 30 November 1965) is a Dominican Republic boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he lost to Ike Quartey Isufu "Ike" Quartey (born 27 November 1969) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2006. He held the WBA welterweight title from 1994 to 1998, and challenged once for IBF junior-middleweight title in 2000. Early year ... of Ghana. References 1965 births Living people Dominican Republic male boxers Olympic boxers for the Dominican Republic Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-welterweight boxers {{DominicanRepublic-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike Quartey
Isufu "Ike" Quartey (born 27 November 1969) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2006. He held the WBA welterweight title from 1994 to 1998, and challenged once for IBF junior-middleweight title in 2000. Early years and amateur career Quartey is a member of Accra's Ga tribe. He is the youngest of 27 children. His father reportedly had five wives. His older brother Isaac Quartey won a silver medal in the 1960 Olympics. He was born in Bukom where fighting was a hobby. He fought on the streets and trained in the same gym as Azumah Nelson. Quartey had an amateur record of 50–4, and represented Ghana as a Light Welterweight at 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Professional career Quartey turned professional in 1988, a day short of his nineteenth birthday. He started his boxing career under the guidance of Yoofi Boham, without doubt the most successful manager in Ghana, and also father-in-law of former World boxing champion Azumah Nelson. Boham got Quarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Mwangata
Benjamin Mwangata (born March 11, 1966) is a retired male boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country as a flyweight in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul). He also competed at two Commonwealth Games: 1990 and 1998. Mwangata won a silver medal in the flyweight division at the 1987 All-Africa Games, losing in the final to Gemelhu Bezabeh of Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the .... References External links Profilethecgf 1966 births Living people Tanzanian male boxers Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Olympic boxers for Tanzania Commonwealth Games competitors for Tanzania Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
