Amy Acuff

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 2003-08-15.

Acuff graduated from Calallen High School in Corpus Christi, Texas

Acuff lives in Austin, Texas, and is an alumna of UCLA.

Acuff is distantly related to country musician Roy Acuff (her grandfather’s second cousin). ( [http://www.acuff.org/ Acuff-Ecoff Family Archives] )

* 1993 NCAA Indoor Champion
* 1994 NCAA Indoor Champion
* 1995 NCAA Indoor Champion
* 1995 NCAA Outdoor Champion
* 1995 U.S. Outdoor Champion
* 1996 NCAA Outdoor Champion
* 1997 World University Games Champion
* 1997 NCAA Indoor Champion
* 1997 U.S. Outdoor Champion
* 2001 U.S. Indoor Champion
* 2001 U.S. Outdoor Champion
* 2003 U.S. Outdoor Champion
* 2004 U.S. Indoor Champion
* 2005 U.S. Outdoor Champion
* 2008 U.S. Indoor Champion

Modeling

Acuff is also known for her career as a model, including multiple cover appearances:
* "Esquire", “Women of Summer: Strength & Beauty: A Portfolio of America’s 10 Sexiest Athletes”
* “Men's magazines”, such as "Maxim" and "FHM"
* The 2004 Olympics were noted for the large number of female Olympians who posed nude—following in the footsteps of the 2000 Matildas. Of the 2004 examples the most visible was Acuff's appearance on the cover and within "Playboy"'s, “The Women of the Olympics” issue. [Cite web |title=Olympians posing nude, poses questions |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=boswell/040823 |last=Boswell |first=Laura |date=October 13, 2004]
*Acuff is on the top part cover of the 2008 edition of the "Complete Book of the Olympics" [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1845133307 Amazon.com book showing of the 2008 edition of "The Complete Book of the Olympics" with Acuff competing in 2004.] - accessed June 21, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.amyacuff.org Amy’s official website]
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* Video Interview
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