Rose Yeboah

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

In 2025, she became the first Ghanaian to qualify for the final of the women’s high jump 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.

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. 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.

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. After previously attending the University of Cape Coast, On 8 June 2024, Yeboah won the NCAA outdoor high jump national title with a 1.97m jump.

Personal bests High jump: 1.83 m, April 2019 CAA U-18 and U-20 Abidjan. High jump: 1.84 m, 27 August 2019 in Rabat. High jump: 1.85 m, January 2020 GUSA Games Legon. High jump: 1.97m, June 2024, NCAA Championships