Erin Marie Aldrich (born December 27, 1977, in
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ...
)
is an American
high jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...
er and
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
player.
She competed at the
2000 Olympic Games
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
, in high jump.
Life
After graduating
Lake Highlands High School
Lake Highlands High School (LHHS) is a secondary school serving grades 9-12 in the Lake Highlands area of northeastern Dallas, Texas, United States, primarily serving the Lake Highlands community. The school is part of the Richardson Independent Sc ...
, she played volleyball at the highest level, competing for the
United States women's national volleyball team
The United States women's national volleyball team participates in international volleyball competitions and friendly games, and is governed by USA Volleyball. The current head coach is three-time Olympic gold medalist and retired dominant beac ...
. From 2007 to 2008, she played for
NEC Red Rockets
is a women's volleyball team based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It plays in V.League 1. The owner of the team is NEC.
The club was founded in April 1978 as NEC's corporate team, participating the same year in the 10th V.Challenge League to ...
.
She competed at the university level for the
Texas Longhorns
The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Austin. The teams are sometimes referred to as the Horns and take their name from Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and a ...
in both sports.
Her high jump career included finishing fourth at the
2001 Summer Universiade
The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports ...
. She also competed at the
2000 Olympic Games
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...
and the World Championships in
1997
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,
2001
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,
2005
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and
2007
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without reaching the final.
Her personal best jump is , first achieved in 1998 in
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
.
Achievements
All results regarding high jump.
References
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1977 births
Living people
American female high jumpers
American women's volleyball players
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
Track and field athletes from Dallas
Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Texas Longhorns women's volleyball players
Texas Longhorns women's track and field athletes
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