Prince Amartey

Prince Amartey (25 June 1944 – 23 September 2022)[1] was a Ghanaian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2] He shared the podium with USA's Marvin Johnson.[3] Previously, he competed in the light middleweight category at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[4]

Olympic medal record
Men's boxing
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Middleweight

At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, he lost his opening bout to Patrick Doherty of Northern Ireland.

Amartey also participated in the World Armed Forces Games in Rotterdam in 1971.

In 2015, it was reported that he was working as a sweeper at a private health facility in Ho and that he often wandered on the streets as a hungry man and a pauper. His problems began in 1974 when Amartey was dismissed from the Ghana Army as a result of mental health problems when he held the rank of corporal. Amartey then took up menial jobs in order to survive.[5][6][7]

In March 2021, he received some items and an undisclosed amount from a Ho-based social club called Club 50. The items included toiletries and sanitation items.[8][9]

In 2021, the GAF set up a business for Prince to take care of his needs. The Ghana Armed Forces opened a provision store at the Ho barracks. The store was commissioned on 5 August 2021 and was handed over to his family.[10]

References

Boxing record for Prince Amartey from BoxRec (registration required)

  1. Prince Amartey
  2. Commey, Veronica (26 August 2008). "Ghana's Olympic Games display an awakening call". GhanaWeb. GNA. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  3. Singh, H. (2004). 33 Olympic Games. Discovery Publishing House. p. 96. ISBN 978-81-7141-764-3. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  4. "Prince AMARTEY". Olympics.com. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. "The sad tale of a Ghanaian Olympic medalist". www.pulse.com.gh. The Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. Noretti, Alberto Mario. "Boxing legend Amartey now suffers stroke". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. "Prince Amartey: The sad tale of a Ghanaian Olympic medalist". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  8. Ghana News Agency (14 March 2021). "Club 50 supports ailing former Ghanaian boxer, Prince Amartey". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. admin (14 March 2021). "Club 50 supports ailing previous Ghanaian boxer, Prince Amartey". Live Ghana TV. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. "Ghana Armed Forces to set up provision shop for 77-year-old Olympian after winning Bronze Medal in 1972". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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