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{{short description|American high jumper and volleyball player (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Erin Aldrich
| image            = Erin Aldrich.jpg
| caption          = Aldrich in 2006
| fullname         = Erin Marie Aldrich
| birth_date       = {{birth-date and age|December 27, 1977}}
| birth_place      = [[Dallas, Texas]], U.S.
| residence        = 
| country          = {{USA}}
| sport            = [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]] & [[Volleyball]]
| headercolor      = lightsteelblue
| medaltemplates   = <!-- See [[Template:MedalSport]] -->
{{MedalSport | Women's [[volleyball]] }}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] | [[Volleyball at the 2003 Pan American Games|Team]] }}
}}

'''Erin Marie Shean (née Aldrich)''' (born December 27, 1977, in [[Dallas, Texas]])<ref name=VM>{{cite web|url=http://volleyballmag.com/players/1175 |title=Erin Aldrich profile |publisher=Volleyball Magazine |access-date=September 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928004640/http://volleyballmag.com/players/1175 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> is an American [[high jump]]er and [[volleyball]] player.

She competed at the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|2000 Olympic Games]], in high jump.

== Life ==
After graduating [[Lake Highlands High School]], she played volleyball at the highest level, competing for the [[United States women's national volleyball team]]. From 2007 to 2008, she played for [[NEC Red Rockets]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erin Aldrich » clubs |url=https://women.volleybox.net/erin-aldrich-p11440/clubs |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Women Volleybox |language=en}}</ref>

She competed at the university level for the [[Texas Longhorns]] in both sports.

Her high jump career included finishing fourth at the [[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|2001 Summer Universiade]]. She also competed at the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|2000 Olympic Games]] and the World Championships in [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997]], [[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|2001]], [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|2005]] and [[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|2007]] without reaching the final.

Her personal best jump is {{convert|1.97|m}}, first achieved in 1998 in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]].

==Achievements==
<small>All results regarding high jump.</small>
{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto}}
|-
! colspan="6" | Representing the {{USA}}
|-
| 1996
| [[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
| [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| 4th
| [[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump|1.88 m]]
|-
| 1997
| [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
| 22nd (q)
| 1.80 m
|-
| 2000
| [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| 26th (q)
| 1.85 m
|-
| 2001
| [[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]
| [[Beijing]], [[China]]
| 4th
| 1.88 m
|-
| 2001
| [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Edmonton]], [[Canada]]
| —
| NM
|-
| 2005
| [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| 17th (q)
| 1.88 m
|-
| 2007
| [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
| [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| 24th (q)
| 1.88 m
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105034315/http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/TrackAndFieldArchive/2007/Aldrich_Erin.asp |title=Erin Aldrich at USATF |date=mdy}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Beach Volleyball Database}}
* {{Team USA|new_id=erin-aldrich|old_id=AL/Erin-Aldrich|archive=20200720073840}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American female high jumpers]]
[[Category:American women's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Track and field athletes from Dallas]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball]]
[[Category:Texas Longhorns women's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Texas Longhorns women's track and field athletes]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
[[Category:Lake Highlands High School alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportswomen]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportswomen]]


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