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Acuff, Amy
- Two-time Olympian (’96 - tied for 20th; ’00 - 17th)
- Three-time U.S. Outdoor champion ('95, '97, '01)
- 2001 U.S. Indoor champion
- Three-time NCAA Indoor champion ('94, '95, '97)
- Three-time NCAA Outdoor champion ('95, '96)
- Finished third at the 2000 Olympic Trials and beat Tisha Waller in a jump-off to win a spot on the Olympic Team.
- Named National High School Athlete of the Year in 1993 despite not having a coach. Taught herself using books and videos, and called herself 'the mail order high jumper'
- Ended her prep career holding national high school records for freshman, sophomore, junior and senior levels.
- Country music legend Roy Acuff was a second cousin of her grandfather.
- Earned degree in biology at UCLA.
- Studying at the Academy of Oriental Medicine (Austin, Texas) to become a doctor of Oriental medicine and a licensed acupuncturist.
- Models in her spare time.
- Has had national exposure in national TV commercials and has appeared in Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Maxim, Vogue, US and other magazines.
- Organized a calendar (2000) featuring photos of herself and 11 other U.S. female track and field stars to raise money for charity and training expenses.
- Finished fourth in ESPN’s "World's Sexiest Athlete" Voting.
- Lists surfing as a favorite pastime.
- Official website is amy.flynnsports.com.
As a student at the Academy of Oriental Medicine, Acuff is preparing for a professional career after track. She also hopes studying the secrets of the east will help unlock her potential as a high jumper. It’s something Acuff has been interested in since acupuncture helped cure her of an injury. “I’m learning to control my mind rather than my mind controlling me,” she said. “I feel like I’ve been standing on the precipice for a few years of tapping into something that's going to allow me to jump really high. I know the different tools are there. Now it's a matter of finding the right combination of things and ways of thinking. That’s what keeps me going.”
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Height: 6' 2
Born: 7/14/1975
Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas
Resides: Austin, Texas
Sport: Track & Field
Event: High Jump
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