Sharon Jewell

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

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

References

↑ Olympedia – Sharon Jewell
1 2 3 4 "Fighting the good fights". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
↑ "Ebony". google.com. Johnson Publishing Company. May 1992. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
↑ Lucas, Ryan As taekwondo players, Cheryl Kalanoc and Sharon Jewell were trailblazers. 15 July 2014

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[1] Olympedia – Sharon Jewell

[teamusa.org-2] 1 2 3 4 "Fighting the good fights". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[3] "Ebony". google.com. Johnson Publishing Company. May 1992. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[USA-4] Lucas, Ryan As taekwondo players, Cheryl Kalanoc and Sharon Jewell were trailblazers. 15 July 2014