Ghana at the World Athletics Championships
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| Ghana at the World Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | GHA |
| National federation | Ghana Athletics Association |
| Website | https://ghanaathletics.org/ |
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| World Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Ghana participates regularly in the World Athletics Championships. Its first participation was in the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.
Ghana's most successful championship was the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. when it won two medals. Ignisious Gaisah was the first man to win a world medal for Ghana. He went on to win further medals for the Netherlands. Margaret Simpson was the first female to win a world medal which she did in the same championship.[1]
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
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 Silver | Ignisious Gaisah[2] | 2005 Helsinki | Men's long jump |
 Bronze | Margaret Simpson[3] | 2005 Helsinki | Women's heptathlon |