Amy is our cover girl.
, the four-time Olympian who lowers herself to compete in masters track meets when she needs some work, turned 35 in July 2010. But don’t look now. She’s the
top American high jumper outdoors this season at 1.95 meters (6-4 3/4) after
clearing that height in March at the Texas Relays. She’s going for her fifth Olympic team, folks. She’s also
ranked among the top six in the world at the moment. She never achieved her one-time goal of being the first female 7-footer, but she’s doing all right as a geezer leaper. She topped the listed W35 AR of 1.86 (6-1¼”) way back in 1988 by
Jane Frederick. It was the oldest HJ record on the masters books. The listed W35 WR is 2.01 (6-7) by Ukraine’s
Inga Babakova . Here’s a
good interview with Amy from some years back. If Amy goes to London, she’ll be a long shot at age 37. But she’ll have a ton of fans thinking uplifting thoughts.
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Not to detract from Amy Acuff’s accomplishment, it is awesome that she continues to excel, but according to IAAF.org current outdoor performance lists Chaunte Lowe jumped 2.00 metres on 21/04/2012 in Auburn, AL.
Yup. USATF list shows Howard went higher indoors than out.
I’ve admired her for years, and I finally had the good fortune to meet her. She is a very sweet lady, and she was gracious enough to allow me to video her training
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0FE0l2nW8&feature=g-upl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdsVKkn80gQ&feature=g-upl
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