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 2004 Summer Olympics as a member of USA Track and Field and is a three-time Olympian. Her personal best is 2.01 m, which she achieved in Zürich on 2003-08-15.

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). (Acuff-Ecoff Family Archives)

[edit] Modeling

Amy Acuff in Playboy’s
“The Women of the Olympics”

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.^[1]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Angie Bradburn	USA National High Jump Champion 1995	Succeeded by Tisha Waller
Preceded by Tisha Waller	USA National High Jump Champion 1997	Succeeded by Tisha Waller
Preceded by Karol Damon	USA National High Jump Champion 2001	Succeeded by Tisha Waller
Preceded by Tisha Waller	USA National High Jump Champion 2003	Succeeded by Tisha Waller
Preceded by Tisha Waller	USA National High Jump Champion 2005	Succeeded by Chaunte Howard