Clement Quartey

Clement Quartey
Quartey in 1962
Personal information
NationalityGhanaian
Born(1938-04-12)12 April 1938
Accra, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died2 November 2024(2024-11-02) (aged 86)
United Kingdom
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Ghana
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Light Welterweight

Clement Isaac Quartey (12 April 1938 – 2 November 2024) was a Ghanaian boxer. He won the silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight (63.5 kg) category at the 1960 Summer Olympics. This made him Ghana’s first Olympic medalist.[1][2][3] Quartey was born in Accra, Ghana. He also won a gold medal at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[4]

Quartey died in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2024, at the age of 86.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ike Quartey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Clement Quartey - Me Firi Ghana". mefirighana.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Adam, Hakeem (2 February 2017). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Ghana's Best Boxers".
  4. ↑ Okine, Sammy Heywood (27 January 2018). "Clement Isaac "Ike" Quartey - The First Ghanaian To Win An Olympic Games Medal".
  5. ↑ "Clement Quartey, Ghana's first Olympic medallist passes on". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 2 November 2024.