The
Gold Coast along with
British Togoland, now known as
Ghana, competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki,
Finland. Seven competitors, all men, took part in five events in one sport.
It was the first appearance of the
West African nation, which didn't win a medal at its debut.
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
*
Gabriel Laryea
:* Round 1 — 11.1 s (→ 3rd in heat, did not advance)
*
George Acquaah
:* Round 1 — 11.2 s (→ 5th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
*
Mohamed Sanni-Thomas
Mohamed Sanni-Thomas (11 August 1927 – 3 February 2007) was a Ghanaian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska somm ...
:* Round 1 — 2:05.8 min (→ 6th in heat, did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
*
Gabriel Laryea,
George Acquaah,
John Owusu,
Augustus Lawson
:* Round 1 — 42.1 s (→ 4th in heat, did not advance)
Men's high jump
*
James Owoo
:* Qualification — 187 cm (→ advanced to the final)
:* Final — 180 cm (→ 20th place)
Men's triple jump
*
William Laing
:* Qualification — 14.09 m (→ did not advance)
References
Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
1952 in Gold Coast (British colony)
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