With the two favorites Tisha Waller and Amy Acuff failing to clear the 1.93-meter bar, Aldrich was guaranteed a spot in Sydney. Acuff won a jump-off to knock the heralded Waller out of Olympic contention. The women's high jump will be one of the last events contested at Sydney. The next Gyorffy vs. Aldrich matchup will not take place until the high jump preliminaries on September 28th, the last Thursday of the Olympics. The top twelve finishers in the preliminaries will compete again two days later to determine the medal winners.
Advertisement