Ohene Karikari (born 1 December 1954) is a former sprinter from Ghana, who represented his native West African country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. He is best known for winning two gold medals (100 and 200 metres) at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.[1][2]

Ohene Karikari
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Ghana
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 4 x 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Christchurch 100 m
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1973 Lagos 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1973 Lagos 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Algiers 100 m

Personal bests edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Buffalo Roam beyond hopes". The Kansas City Star. 20 February 1973. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Ohene Karikari Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.