Paris 2024 Olympics: Ghana’s Rose Yeboah misses out on women’s high jump finals

Ghanaian high jumper Rose Yeboah concluded her historic journey at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a commendable performance but fell short of advancing to the final of the women's high jump on Friday, August 2.

Yeboah, competing in her first Olympic Games, cleared a height of 1.83 and 1.88 meters on her third attempt. Despite a strong effort, she could not clear the bar at 1.92 meters on her third attempt, ultimately missing out on a place in the final.

Although Yeboah did not qualify for the final and will not be among the top 12 performers, her debut at the Olympics marks a significant milestone. At just 22 years old, she has already made history as the first Ghanaian woman to compete in the Olympic high jump event.

Rose Yeboah’s Olympic journey may have ended earlier than hoped, but her groundbreaking participation in Paris 2024 sets the stage for future successes as inspires many young athletes in Ghana.

Alongside Yeboah, Poland’s Zodzik Maria and Greece’s Dosi Panagiota were also eliminated at this stage.

This outcome follows a previous miss for Ghana, as Harry Stacey placed seventh in the men’s 100m freestyle event earlier this week, marking the second Ghanaian athlete to be knocked out of their event at the Olympics.