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Clement 'Ike' Quartey
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Sport Landmark

Clement 'Ike' Quartey

1938 – 1992

The first Black African to win an Olympic medal

Landmark is level 2 of 5 in the Ghana Hall of Fame: a first, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.

Why they are here

His silver at Rome in 1960 made him Ghana's first Olympic medallist and the first Black African to win an Olympic medal of any colour.

Clement Quartey took silver in the light welterweight division at the 1960 Rome Olympics β€” Ghana's first Olympic medal, and the first won by a Black African.

Two years later he went one better, beating the Scot Dick McTaggart for gold at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth. His younger brother Ike went on to hold a world title as a professional.
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