Karol Rovelto, née Damon (born December 20, 1969) is a retired 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. She finished eighth at the

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. She also competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 1999 World Championships and the

2000 Summer Olympics 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 ...

. Her personal best jump was 1.97 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Palo Alto. She was born in

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* 1969 births Living people American female high jumpers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Austin, Texas Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States 21st-century American women {{US-highjump-athletics-bio-stub