Blanka Vlasic

Blanka Vlašić (born 8 November 1983) is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current World Champion both indoors and outdoors. Her personal best jump of 2.08 m was set on 31 August 2009 and is the second highest height cleared in the history of the event.

The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder, Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney at the age of sixteen. She won the World Junior Championships in Athletics in both 2000 and 2002. Vlašić broke her national record in 2004 and also won her first world senior medal at the World Indoor Championships that year. A hyperthyroid condition hindered her second Olympic appearance in Athens and she spent the 2005 season recuperating from surgery.

She returned in 2006, taking the silver at the World Indoor Championships. The 2007 season signalled a strong run of form: she won at the 2007 World Championships, became the indoor world champion in 2008 and her winning streak came to an end with a narrow loss at the Beijing Olympics, where she took silver. She became World Champion for a second time in 2009. She ranks second in the all-time high jump rankings, behind Stefka Kostadinova. Her awards also including the IAAF World Athlete of the Year 2010 and European Athlete of the Year Trophy (2007,2010).

Personal information
Date of birth : November 8, 1983 (1983-11-08)
Place of birth : Split, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Residence : Split, Croatia
Height : 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight : 75 kilograms (165 lb)
Sport
Country : Croatia
Coached by : Joško Vlašić
Bojan Marinović

Amy Acuff

Amy Lyn Acuff (born July 14, 1975, Port Arthur, Texas) is a track and field athlete from the United States. A high jump specialist, she competed in the 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics as a member of USA Track and Field. Her best Olympic performance came at the 2004 Games, where her jump of 1.99 m earned her fourth place in the final.

She established herself domestically with wins at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1995 and 1997. At the age of 22, she became the Universiade champion, edging out Monica Iagăr in the 1997 high jump final. Acuff was the winner of the 1998 Hochsprung mit Musik meeting in Arnstadt, Germany, becoming the first non-European winner in the history of the event. She went on to win at the national championships in 2001, 2003, and 2005.

Her personal best is 2.01 m, which she achieved in Zürich on August 15, 2003.
While in high school in 1993 she was named the named the national Girl's "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News.



Competition record
* National Scholastic Indoor Champion: 1991, 1992
* Pan-Am Junior Champion: 1993
* NCAA Indoor Champion: 1994, 1995, 1997
* NCAA Outdoor Champion: 1995, 1996
* U.S. Outdoor Champion: 1995–1997, 2001–2007
* U.S. Indoor Champion: 2001, 2004, 2007–2008

Personal information
Full name : Amy Lyn Acuff
Nationality : American
Date of birth : July 14, 1975 (1975-07-14) (age 35)
Place of birth Port Arthur, Texas
Height : 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight : 145 lb (66 kg)
Country : United States
Sport : Track and field athletics
Event(s) : High jump
Club : UCLA Bruins
Team : USA Track & Field