Alberta Ampomah

Alberta Boatemaa Ampomah was a Ghanaian weightlifter who became the first Ghanaian woman to compete in weightlifting at the Olympic Games. She represented Ghana at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and at two Commonwealth Games.

Career

Ampomah was born on 3 November 1994. She first made her name in 2010, when she won a bronze medal at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and competed in the women's 75kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.

She placed third in the clean and jerk at the African Olympic qualifiers and received a wild card entry to the London 2012 Olympics. There she lifted in the women's +75kg category, with 73kg in the snatch and 101kg in the clean and jerk for a 174kg total, and finished 13th. She later placed eleventh at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

After her competitive career she stayed involved in sports development and athlete welfare, and officiated at armwrestling competitions.

Death

Ampomah died on 7 November 2026, aged 32. Her death was announced on 8 November 2026 in a joint statement by the Ghana Olympians Association, the Ghana Olympic Committee and the GOC Athletes Commission, which described her as "Ghana's first Olympic weightlifter and a devoted servant of her fellow Olympians and athletes." The cause of death was not stated. This profile will be updated with funeral details.