April Holmes

April Holmes
Personal information
Born (1973-03-11) March 11, 1973
Residence Chula Vista, California USA
Height 5.8 ft (1.8 m) (2010)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg) (2010)
Website www.aprilholmes.com
Sport
Sport Paralympic athletics
Event(s) all events
Coached by Al Joyner

April Holmes (born 11 March 1973) is a Paralympic athlete from the USA competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.

Biography

Holmes grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey. [1] She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, where she won a bronze medal in the women's Long jump - F44/46 event, finished sixth in the women's 100 metres - T46 event, with a world T44 record and finished seventh in the women's 200 metres - T46 event. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, winning a gold medal in the women's 100 metres - T44 event, and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, winning a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres - T44 event.

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