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Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah

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Rose Yeboah
2023 African Games
Personal information
Full nameRose Amoanimaa Yeboah
NationalityGhana
Born (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 23)
Accra, Ghana
Sport
CountryGhana
SportHigh jump
EventWomen's 1.84m
College teamUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Coached byPetros Kyprianou
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ghana
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat High jump
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra High jump
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint Pierre High jump
Gold medal – first place 2024 Douala High jump
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu High jump
NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
Gold medal – first place 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships high jump
Updated on 22 July 2024

Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah (born December 23, 2001) is a Ghanaian high jumper.[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 the 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

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She had her secondary education at Kumasi Girls Senior High School.[10] After previously attending the University of Cape Coast,[1][2] Yeboah joined the University of Illinois for the 2023-24 collegiate season.[11] On 8 June 2024, Yeboah won the NCAA outdoor high jump national title with a 1.97m jump.[12]

Personal bests

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  • High jump: 1.83 m, April 2019 CAA U-18 and U-20 Abidjan.[13]
  • High jump: 1.84 m, 27 August 2019 in Rabat.[14]
  • High jump: 1.85 m, January 2020 GUSA Games Legon.[15]
  • High jump: 1.97m, June 2024, NCAA Championships[12]

References

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  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. ^ "Rose Yeboah - 2023-24 - Women's Track & Field". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  12. ^ a b "Yeboah Emerges as Women's Program's First High Jump National Champion". University of Illinois Athletics. 2024-06-08. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  13. ^ "CAA U18 and U20: Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah wins high jump gold". www.ghaathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  14. ^ "Rose Yeboah wins Ghana's first gold". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
  15. ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood. "Rose Yeboah Sets New GUSA Games Record In High Jump". News Ghana. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
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