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Clement Quartey (left) in a fight against Wilfried Rühl in 1962
Olympic medal record Men's Boxing Silver Rome 1960 Light Welterweight Clement Quartey (born April 12, 1938 in Accra) is a former Ghanaian boxer. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) category.[1] It was Ghana's first Olympic medal in history. He also won a gold medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Australia.
Better known as "Isaac" or "Ike", Clement is an older brother of former welterweight champion Ike Quartey.
References
- ^ Clement Quartey at sports-reference.com
Commonwealth Boxing Champions in Men's Light Welterweight 1954 – 2002: up to 63.5 kg • 2006: up to 64 kg1954: Mickey Bergin (CAN) • 1958: Henry Loubscher (RSA) • 1962: Clement Quartey (GHA) • 1966: Jim McCourt (NIR) • 1970: Mohamed Muruli (UGA) • 1974: Obisia Nwankpa (NGR) • 1978: Winfield Braithwaite (GUY) • 1982: Christopher Ossai (NGR) • 1986: Howard Grant (CAN) • 1990: Charles Kane (NZL) • 1994: Peter Richardson (ENG) • 1998: Michael Strange (CAN) • 2002: Darren Barker (ENG) • 2006: James Russan (ENG)
Categories:- 1938 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian boxers
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- Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Ghana
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Ghana
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana
- Boxers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- People from Accra
- Olympic medalists in boxing
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