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Rose Yeboah
Personal information
Full nameRose Amoanimaa Yeboah
NationalityGhanaian
Born (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 22)
Accra, Ghana
Sport
CountryGhana
SportHigh jump
EventWomen's 1.84m
Medal record
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chengdu High jump
Updated on 19 October 2019

Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah (born December 23, 2001) is a Ghanaian high jumper. She has competed at world championships, most recently at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco.[1][2][3]

Yeboah first gained international experience in 2019 at the XIV African U20 Championships in Abidjan, where she won the gold medal in high jump with a height of 1.83 m. In August, she also competed at the 2019 African Games in Rabat, increasing by one centimeter and thus also won another gold medal in the high jump event.[4][5][6] Prior to that she represented Ghana and won gold medals at both Ecowas U-20 Championships in Abidjan and the All-Africa University Games in Egypt.[7][8][9]

Other sports that she plays are hockey and basketball. In high school, her team Kumasi Girls Senior High School won gold at the Spriteball Championship, where she won MVP.[10]

Education

She had her secondary education at Kumasi Girls Senior High School.[10] She is currently[when?] a student of University of Cape Coast.[1][2]

Personal bests

  • High jump: 1.83 m, April 2019 CAA U-18 and U-20 Abidjan.[11]
  • High jump: 1.84 m, 27 August 2019 in Rabat.[12]
  • High jump: 1.85 m, January 2020 GUSA Games Legon.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b "African Games: Rose Yeboah wins gold in women's high jump". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. ^ a b Effah, K. (2019-08-28). "Meet Rose Yeboah the UCC student who has won Ghana gold at African Games". Yen.com.gh. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. ^ "AFRICAN GAMES 2019: Teenager Rose Amoaniamaa Yeboah wins first Gold for Ghana – Ghana Sports Online". 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  4. ^ "Rose Yeboah wins Ghana's first gold". Graphic Online. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  5. ^ "Rose Yeboah wins Ghana's first gold". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  6. ^ "Ghana wins first gold medal at 2019 African Games in Morocco". www.pulse.com.gh. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  7. ^ "Update of the African Universities Olympic games in Cairo-Egypt". www.atlfmonline.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  8. ^ "CAA U18 and U20: Ghana wins first medals at athletics championships". Citinewsroom. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  9. ^ "CAA U18 and U20: Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah wins high jump gold". www.ghaathletics.com. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  10. ^ a b "Who Is Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  11. ^ "CAA U18 and U20: Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah wins high jump gold". www.ghaathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  12. ^ "Rose Yeboah wins Ghana's first gold". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  13. ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood. "Rose Yeboah Sets New GUSA Games Record In High Jump". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
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