Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Female |
Full name | Erin Marie•Aldrich |
Used name | Erin•Aldrich |
Born | 27 December 1977 in Dallas, Texas (USA) |
Measurements | 186 cm / 62 kg |
Affiliations | Texas Longhorns, Austin (USA) |
NOC | ![]() |
Erin Aldrich started out as a volleyball player, making the US National Team. However, she also developed into a world class high jumper, and competed in that event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Aldrich attended the University of Texas where she played volleyball and high jumped on the track & field team. She competed four times at the World Championships in the high jump, in 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2007, with a best finish of 17th in 2005. Aldrich had fourth-place finishes at the 1996 World Junior Championships and the 2001 World University Games.
Aldrich did win a volleyball bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, and in 2007-08 would play that sport professionally for the NEC Red Rockets.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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2000 Summer Olympics | Athletics | ![]() |
Erin Aldrich | |||
High Jump, Women (Olympic) | =26 r1/2 |