Debra Holloway (January 23, 1955 – 2011[2])was 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]
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Born | January 23, 1955[1] | ||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ a b "Area Olympians". The Washington Post. September 16, 1988.
- ^ a b c "1988 Olympic medalist Debra Holloway passes away". Team USA. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Seoul 1988: Great Olympic Moments". Ebony. May 1992.
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- ^ "NOTEBOOK". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. 1988-07-12. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.