Rose Hart (born January 9, 1942) is a retired female track and field athlete from

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

. She specialised in the

hurdling Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

, the

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and the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

events during her career. Hart represented Ghana at the 1964 Olympic Games. She twice claimed a gold medal for her native

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mau ...

n country at the

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa ( ...

: 1965 and 1973.

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1942 births Living people Ghanaian female hurdlers Ghanaian discus throwers Ghanaian female sprinters Olympic athletes of Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Female discus throwers Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games African Games gold medalists for Ghana African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1965 All-Africa Games {{Ghana-athletics-bio-stub