Amy Acuff
Acuff at the 2008 World Indoor Championships
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| Full name | Amy Lyn Acuff | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
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July 14, 1975 Port Arthur, Texas |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 United States
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA Track & Field | ||||||||||||||||||
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Amy Lyn Acuff (born July 14, 1975) is a track and field athlete from the United States. A high jump specialist, she competed in the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games as a member of USA Track and Field. Her best Olympic performance came at the 2004 Games, where her jump of 1.99 m earned her fourth place in the final.
Born in Port Arthur, Texas, she established herself domestically with wins at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1995 and 1997. At the age of 22, she became the Universiade champion, edging out Monica Iagăr in the 1997 high jump final. Acuff 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. She went on to win at the national championships in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. Six national championships, all in odd numbered years.
Her personal best is 2.01 m, which she achieved at the Weltklasse Golden League international track and field meet in Zürich, Switzerland, on August 15, 2003. She finished 4th place at that high jump competition.
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