Ohene Karikari
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Ghanaian sprinter (born 1954)
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Athletics | ||
| Representing Ghana | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 1974 Christchurch | 4 x 100 m relay |
| Bronze medal – third place | 1974 Christchurch | 100 m |
| All-Africa Games | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1973 Lagos | 100 m |
| Gold medal – first place | 1973 Lagos | 200 m |
| Bronze medal – third place | 1978 Algiers | 100 m |
Ohene Karikari (born 1 December 1954) is a former sprinter from Ghana, who represented his native West African country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He is best known for winning two gold medals (100 and 200 metres) at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.[1] [2]
Personal bests
[edit ]- 100 metres – 10.39 (1979)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Buffalo Roam beyond hopes". The Kansas City Star. 20 February 1973. p. 13.
- ^ "Ohene Karikari Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
Categories:
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Ghana
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Ghana
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Ghana
- African Games gold medalists for Ghana
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1973 All-Africa Games
- Alumni of Opoku Ware School
- 20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Ghanaian athletics biography stubs