Debra Holloway

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Debra Holloway
Personal information
BornJanuary 23, 1955[1]
Died2011[2]
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games (demonstration)
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Bantamweight (47–51 kg)

Debra Holloway (January 23, 1955 – 2011[2]) is a former U.S. Olympian in taekwondo. She was a seven-time US bantamweight champion,[1] and earned a silver medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics[2] despite fighting her final round with a broken finger.[3] She attended Howard University and trained in Taekwondo under Dong Ja Yang.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Area Olympians". The Washington Post. September 16, 1988.
  2. ^ a b c "1988 Olympic medalist Debra Holloway passes away". Team USA. December 6, 2011.
  3. ^ "Seoul 1988: Great Olympic Moments". Ebony. May 1992. Holloway, 36
  4. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/07/12/notebook/a04012cf-f01a-4c0d-989f-ef54b84427e7/


Retrieved from ""