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Amy Acuff, Track and Field

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Amy Acuff, Track and Field

High jumper Amy Acuff trains for Olympic glory at Stockton's Tri-Valley Athletics.

Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images.
About Amy Acuff:

Birthdate: July 14, 1975
Birthplace: Port Arthur, TX
Resides: Iselton, CA
Height: 6’ 2”
About Sport:

Sport: Track and Field, high jump
Coach: Dan Pfaff
Club: Tri-Valley Athletics, Stockton, CA
Career Highlights:
  • 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1997 and 1995 USA Outdoor Champion
  • 2008, 2004, 2000, 1996 Olympian
  • 2004 Olympic games, fourth
  • 2008, 2007, 2004, 2001 U.S. Indoor Champion
College Career Career:

School: University of California and Los Angeles, biology

Collegiate Highlights

  • 1997, 1995, 1994 NCAA Indoor Champion
  • 1996 and 1995 NCAA Outdoor Champion
  • 1997 World University Games Champion
High School Career:

School: Calallen High School (1993), Texas

High School Highlights

  • 1993 National High School Athlete of the Year
Personal:

Prior to the 2000 Olympic Trials in Los Angeles, Acuff was in an automoble accident. She didn’t have a coach in high school, instead she taught herself the sport by reading books. Country musician Roy Acuff is her grandfather’s second cousin. Acuff models on the side and has graced the covers of Vogue, US, Sports Illustrated, Playboy and Rolling Stone. She is married to pole vaulter Tye Harvey. Her official Web site is amyacuff.org.

Source: United States Track and Field

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