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Clement Quartey

Ghanaian boxer (1938–2024)

Born
12 April 1938, Accra
Died
2 November 2024, London
Citizenship
Ghana
Sport
boxing
Occupation
boxer
Height
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
63 kg (139 lb)

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 in Rome, Italy, thus becoming Ghana’s first Olympic medalist. and the first Black African to win an Olympic medal.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1960 Summer Olympics1960

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q729049 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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