Ghana at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Ghana
games=1972 Summer
competitors=
sports=
flagbearer=
officials=
gold=0
silver=0
bronze=1
total=1
rank=43

Ghana competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Medalists

Bronze

* Prince Amartey — Boxing, Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's 100 m:
* George Kofi Daniels:: Heats — 10.65 s (did not advance)

Men's 200 m:
* George Kofi Daniels:# Heats — 21.05 s:# 2nd Round — 21.10 s (did not advance)
* James Aryee Addy:# Heats — 21.06 s (did not advance)
* Sam Bugri:# Heats — 47.83 s (did not advance):# 2nd Round — 47.34 s (did not advance)

Men's 1500 m:
* Billy Fordjour:# Heats — 4:08.2 (did not advance)

Men's 3000 m steeplechase:
* Robert Hackman:# Heats — 8:57.6 (did not advance)

Men's 4 x 100 m relay:
* Ohene Karikari, James Aryee Addy, Sandy Osei Agyeman and George Kofi Daniels:# Heats — 39.46 s:# 2nd Round — 39.99 s (did not advance)

Men's Long jump:
* Michael Kofi Ahey:# Heat — 7.39 m (did not advance)
* Joshua Owusu:# Heat — 7.93 m (did not advance):# Final — 8.01 m (4th place)

Men's Triple jump:
* Johnson Amoah:# Heat — 15.84 m (did not advance)
* Moise Pomaney:# Heat — 15.72 m (did not advance)

Women's 100 m
* Hannah Afriyie:# Heat — 11.90 s:# 2nd Round — 12.04 (did not advance)
* Alice Annum :# Heat — 11.54 s:# 2nd Round — 11.45 s:# Semifinal — 11.47 s:# Final — 11.41 s (6th place)

;Alternate member
** Juliana Ohemeng

=Boxing=

Bantamweight:
* Destimo Joe:# 1/16-Final — Defeated Werner Schäfer of West Germany (3 — 2):# 1/8-Final — Lost to Ferry Egberty Moniaga of Indonesia (1 — 4)

Featherweight:
* Cofie Joe:# 1/32-Final — Lost to Orlando Palacios of Cuba (1 — 4)

Light Welterweight:
* Lawson Odartey:# 1/16-Final — Lost to Issaka Dabore of Niger (RSC, 3. RD)

Welterweight:
* Emma Flash Ankudey:# 1/16-Final — Lost to Damdinjav Bandi of Mongolia (2 — 3)

Light middleweight:
* Ricky Barnor:# 1/32-Final — Lost to Rolando Garbey of Cuba (0 — 5)

Middleweight:
* Prince Amartey → Bronze medal:# 1/8-final — Defeat José Luis Espinosa of Mexico (5 — 0):# 1/4-final — Defeat Poul Knudsen of Denmark (3 — 2):# Semi-Final — Lost to Reima Virtanen of Finland (2 — 3)

=Football=

Men's Team Competition

*First Round (Group D):* Lost to East Germany (0-4):* Lost to Poland (0-4):* Lost to Colombia (1-3) → did not advance, 16th place over-all
*Team Roster:* Oliver Acquah:* Armah Akuetteh:* Edward Boye:* Abukari Caribah:* Joseph Derchie:* John Eshun:* Albert Essuman:* Henry Lante France:* Joe Ghartey:* Malik Jabir:* Osei Kofi:* Peter Lamptey:* Essel Badu Mensah:* Alex Mingle:* Clifford Odame:* Kwasi Owusu:* Joseph Sam:* Yaw Sam:* Ibrahim Sunday