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.svg.png "Bronze medal – third place"){kind=icon} | 1972 Munich | Middleweight |
Prince Amartey (born June 25, 1944) is a boxer from Ghana, who won the bronze medal in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[1] He shared the podium with USA's Marvin Johnson.[2] Previously, he competed in the light middleweight category at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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. As of 2015, it was reported that he was working a sweeper at a private health facility in Ho and that he often wanders 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.[3]
References
- ^ Commey, Veronica (26 August 2008). "Ghana's Olympic Games display an awakening call". GhanaWeb. GNA. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ Singh, H. (2004). 33 Olympic Games. Discovery Publishing House. p. 96. ISBN 978-81-7141-764-3. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ "The sad tale of a Ghanaian Olympic medalist". www.pulse.com.gh. The Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 26 July 2017.