Debra Holloway

Debra Holloway
Personal information
BornJanuary 23, 1955
Died2011
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games (demonstration)
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulBantamweight (47–51 kg)

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Area Olympians". The Washington Post. September 16, 1988.
  2. 1 2 3 "1988 Olympic medalist Debra Holloway passes away". Team USA. December 6, 2011. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Seoul 1988: Great Olympic Moments". Ebony. May 1992. Holloway, 36
  4. ↑ "NOTEBOOK". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. 1988-07-12. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.