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Title: Amy Acuff High Jump
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Amy Lyn Acuff |
| Nationality | American |
| Date of birth | July 14, 1975 |
| Place of birth | Port Arthur, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
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| Country | |
| Sport | Track and field athletics |
| Event(s) | High jump |
| Club | UCLA Bruins |
| Team | USA Track & Field |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Worlds | See table |
| National finals | Outdoor: 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003–2005 Indoor: 2001, 2004–2008 |
| Olympics | 2004 |
| Highest world ranking | 2nd (2001 Grand Prix) 3rd (2006 World Cup) |
| Personal best(s) | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) August 15, 2003 |
Amy Lyn Acuff (born July 14, 1975, Port Arthur, Texas) is an athlete from the United States. An aggressive high jump competitor, Acuff competed in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics as a member of USA Track and Field. Her personal best is 2.01 m, which she achieved in Zürich on August 15, 2003. Acuff graduated from Calallen High School in Corpus Christi, Texas
Acuff lives in Austin, Texas, and is an alumna of UCLA where she was inducted into the UCLA Bruins Hall of Fame in 2007.
Acuff is distantly related to country musician Roy Acuff (her grandfather’s second cousin). (Acuff-Ecoff Family Archives)
She was the winner of the 1998 Hochsprung mit Musik meeting in Arnstadt, Germany, becoming the first non-European winner in the history of the event.
Acuff's championships include:
Acuff is also known for her career as a model. She organized the 2000 Omni Lite Millennium Calendar of Champions, featuring nude (or semi-nude) photos of Acuff and 11 other U.S. female track and field stars, with half the proceeds going to the Florence Griffith-Joyner Foundation.
Acuff's cover appearances include:
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USA National High Jump Champion 1995 |
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USA National High Jump Champion 1997 |
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USA National High Jump Champion 2001 |
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USA National High Jump Champion 2003 |
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USA National High Jump Champion 2005 |
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