Clement Quartey

Ghanaian boxer (1938–2024)

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]

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

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

References

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  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.