Sharon Jewell Explained

Sharon Ann Jewell (born 9 April 1960 in Little Rock[1]) is a former US Olympian in the sport of taekwondo.[2] She would train at Howard University under Dong Ja Yang.[3] Sharon would earn a bronze medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[2] While there she would meet and date Olympic wrestler, Rodney Smith.[2] After her career she became a taekwondo referee.[4]

Her father, Jerry Jewell (politician), was the first African-American member of the Arkansas State Senate.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/902535 Olympedia – Sharon Jewell
  2. Web site: Fighting the good fights. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301151401/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Taekwondo/Features/2014/February/28/Fighting-the-good-fights. dead. March 1, 2014. Team USA. 27 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Ebony. google.com. May 1992. Johnson Publishing Company. 27 February 2015.
  4. Lucas, Ryan As taekwondo players, Cheryl Kalanoc and Sharon Jewell were trailblazers. 15 July 2014

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