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Amy Acuff is an American track and field athlete whose specialty is the high jump event, in which she has won numerous national indoor and outdoor championships. Her high jump career began in high school, where she set national records each year, which helped earn her a full athletic scholarship to UCLA. She has also attended four Olympic Games, including the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.
In addition to pursuing her athletic career, Acuff began modeling part-time after graduating college. Acuff has since appeared on the covers of numerous men's magazines. She has also earned her credentials in Eastern Medicine, and is a practicing acupunturist.
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Fast Facts
- Born: July 14, 1975
- Birth place: Port Arthur, Texas
- Height: 6' 2
- Lives in Isleton, California
- Married to pole vaulter Tye Harvey
- Distantly related to singer Roy Acuff
- High jump personal record: 2.01 meters (6 feet and 7 inches)
- Graduated from UCLA in 1997 with a degree in Biology
- Won four PAC-10, three NCAA Indoor, and two NCAA Outdoor titles
- Won four national indoor, and six national outdoor championships
- Has ranked #1 in the United States three times, and in the worldwide top 10 five times
- Has been on the cover of Esquire, Maxim, FHM, and Playboy
- Introduced to acupuncture after using it to treat a persistent ankle injury
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- Petra Niemann, sailing, Germany
- Romy Tarangul, judo, Germany
- Leryn Franco, javelin, Paraguay
- Amanda Beard, swimming, United States
- Bia and Branca Feres, synchronized swimming, Brazil
- Haley Cope, swimming, United States
- Logan Tom, volleyball, United States
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2004 Women of the Olympics Playboy magazine - $18.88
Playboy September 2004 Playboy's Playmate of the Month Scarlett Keegan photographed by Stephen Wayda Interview The Google Guys (Sergey Brin and Larry Page) by David Sheff Covergirl Amy Acuff (Nude inside) ...
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MTV's Body Rock: Fashionably Fit Aerobics - $19.98
The title (Body Rock) and video cover (showing Olympic high jumper Amy Acuff and promising "fashionably fit aerobics") are deceptive. First, this is a cardio kickboxing workout, and the leader is trainer Allan Aranzamendez, not Acuf...
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2009 USATF Outdoor Championships - Amy Acuff Interview: 2009 USATF Outdoor Championships - Amy Acuff Interview http://tinyurl.com/ksnbey
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Congratulations Amy Acuff on your 8th trip to the World Championships! http://bit.ly/aiC7G
@ASICSamerica | June 30, 2009 12:33 AM
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