Rose Yeboah

Rose Yeboah
Yeboah at the 2023 African Games
Personal information
Full nameRose Amoanimaa Yeboah
Born (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001
Accra, Ghana
Sport
CountryGhana
SportHigh jump
Event
Women's 1.97m
College teamUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Coached byPetros Kyprianou
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Games
Gold medal – first place2019 RabatHigh jump
Gold medal – first place2023 AccraHigh jump
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint PierreHigh jump
Gold medal – first place2024 DoualaHigh jump
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2021 ChengduHigh jump
NCAA Outdoor Championship
Gold medal – first place2024 EugeneHigh jump
Updated on 22 July 2024

Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah (born 23 December 2001) is a Ghanaian high jumper.[1][2][3]

In 2025, she became the first Ghanaian to qualify for the final of the women’s high jump[4] at the World Athletics Championships held in Tokyo, Japan. Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah wrote her name into the history books by qualifying for the women’s high jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, becoming the first Ghanaian athlete to reach an individual final at the championships since 2005.[5]

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.[6][7][8] Prior to that she represented Ghana and won gold medals at both the Ecowas U-20 Championships in Abidjan and the All-Africa University Games in Egypt.[9][10][11]

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.[12]

Education

She had her secondary education at Kumasi Girls Senior High School.[12] After previously attending the University of Cape Coast,[1][2] Yeboah joined the University of Illinois for the 2023-24 collegiate season.[13] On 8 June 2024, Yeboah won the NCAA outdoor high jump national title with a 1.97m jump.[14]

Personal bests

  • High jump: 1.83 m, April 2019 CAA U-18 and U-20 Abidjan.[15]
  • High jump: 1.84 m, 27 August 2019 in Rabat.[16]
  • High jump: 1.85 m, January 2020 GUSA Games Legon.[17]
  • High jump: 1.97m, June 2024, NCAA Championships[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "African Games: Rose Yeboah wins gold in women's high jump". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Effah, K. (28 August 2019). "Meet Rose Yeboah the UCC student who has won Ghana gold at African Games". Yen.com.gh. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "AFRICAN GAMES 2019: Teenager Rose Amoaniamaa Yeboah wins first Gold for Ghana – Ghana Sports Online". 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. ↑ Mintah, Yaw Loic; Mintah, Yaw Loic (18 September 2025). "I Needed This: Rose Yeboah after qualifying to Women's High Jump Final at World Athletic Championships - Citi Sports Online". Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Rose Yeboah Becomes First Ghanaian to Qualify for World Athletics Championships High Jump Final". Pulse.com.gh. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Rose Yeboah wins Ghana's first gold". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Rose Yeboah wins Ghana's first gold". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ghana wins first gold medal at 2019 African Games in Morocco". www.pulse.com.gh. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "Update of the African Universities Olympic games in Cairo-Egypt". www.atlfmonline.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "CAA U18 and U20: Ghana wins first medals at athletics championships". Citinewsroom. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "CAA U18 and U20: Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah wins high jump gold". www.ghaathletics.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  12. 1 2 "Who Is Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Rose Yeboah - 2023-24 - Women's Track & Field". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Yeboah Emerges as Women's Program's First High Jump National Champion". University of Illinois Athletics. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "CAA U18 and U20: Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah wins high jump gold". www.ghaathletics.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Rose Yeboah wins Ghana's first gold". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  17. ↑ Okine, Sammy Heywood. "Rose Yeboah Sets New GUSA Games Record In High Jump". News Ghana. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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