Arlene Limas

Arlene Limas
Personal information
Born (1966-02-09) February 9, 1966
United States
Alma mater De Paul University (1990)

Arlene Limas (born February 9, 1966)[1] is an American taekwondo practitioner and multiple international gold medalist. Limas, who is of Mexican and Polish descent, graduated with honors from Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago and received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from De Paul University in 1990.[2]

Limas made history when she became the first American to win a gold medal at the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea in taekwondo, which made its Olympic debut as an exhibition sport.[3] She is a member of the Taekwondo Hall of Fame.[2]

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References

  1. "LIMAS, Arlene". TaekwondoData.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Arlene Limas". LaCancha.com.
  3. "Taekwondo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Welterweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
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