Debra Holloway Explained

Debra Holloway
Birth Date:January 23, 1955
Death Date:2011
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Debra Holloway (January 23, 1955  - 2011) 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Area Olympians. September 16, 1988. The Washington Post.
  2. Web site: 1988 Olympic medalist Debra Holloway passes away . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924134025/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Features/2011/December/06/1988-Olympic-medalist-Debra-Holloway-passes-away . dead . September 24, 2015 . . December 6, 2011.
  3. Seoul 1988: Great Olympic Moments . . May 1992 . Holloway, 36.
  4. News: NOTEBOOK . 1988-07-12 . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.