| Rose Asiedua | |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Birth Place: | Kumasi |
| Occupation: | Nursing |
| Employer: | National Health Service |
| Children: | Kevin Amankwaah |
| Father: | --> |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Sport: | Track and Field |
| Event: | 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 m |
| Commonwealth: | 100m |
Rose Amankwah, formerly referred to as Rose Asiedua, is a retired Ghanaian-British nurse and former athlete. She was born in Kumasi[1]
In 1973, she represented Ghana at the 1973 All-Africa Games held in Nigeria and won a silver and gold in the 100 meters and relay sprints respectively.[2] [3]
Amankwah also won a gold medal in a 200 meters race in an Africa versus America athletics competition in 1973 and a bronze medal in the 4x100 meters relay at the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand in 1974. She represented Ghana in the same race at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.[4]
In 1974 Amankwah migrated to the United Kingdom, where she trained as a nurse, ultimately becoming a theatre matron at Central Middlesex Hospital. After 49 years of service at the hospital, she retired in 2024, aged 72.
| 1973 | Lagos, Nigeria | 2nd | 100 m | ||
| 1st | 4 x 100 m | ||||
| 1974 | Christchurch, New Zealand | 3rd | 4 x 100 m |