April Holmes (born 11 March 1973) is a

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from the

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competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.

Biography

Holmes grew up in

Somerdale, New Jersey Somerdale is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,566, an increase of 415 (+8.1%) from the 2010 census count of 5,151,2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

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, 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 The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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, winning a gold medal in the women's 100 metres – T44 event, and the

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, winning a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres – T44 event.

Data

*Training Location: Chula Vista, CA *Hometown: Somerdale, NJ *Classification: Below the knee Amputee (T-44) *Disability acquired: Train accident (January 2001) *Coach:

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(1984 Olympic Gold Medalist- Triple Jump) *Education: BS Mass Communication (Norfolk St. University) *MBA Marketing (University of Phoenix) *Sponsors: Jordan Brand, Ossur Prosthetics, US *Paralympics, Hartford Insurance

Major achievements

* 2012: Bronze medal, 100m (T44) – Paralympic Games,

* 2011: Bronze medal, 100m (T44) – IPC Athletics World Championships,

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, New Zealand * 2008: Gold medal, 100m – Paralympic Games,

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* 2008: Three gold medals, 100m, 200m and Long Jump – U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Championships, Phoenix, Ariz. * 2008: World record 200m T44/F44 (27.10)- Boiling Point Track Classic * 2007: Three gold medals, 100m, 200m and Long Jump – U.S. Paralympic Track & Field National Championships, Marietta, Ga. * 2006: Two gold medals, 100m, 200m; Bronze medal, Long Jump – 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships, Assen, The Netherlands * 2006: Two world records, 100m (12.98), 200m (27.10) – U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, Atlanta, Ga. * 2006: Gold medal, long jump – Visa Paralympic World Cup,

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* 2006: Two gold medals, 100m, 400m – Paralympic Revival, Duderstadt, Germany * 2006: Bronze medal, long jump – IPC Athletics World Indoor Championships,

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* 2006: Two gold medals, 100m, 200m – German National Championships, Leverkusen,

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* 2004: Two world records, 100m, 200m; Bronze medal, long jump – Paralympic Games,

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* 2003: Gold medal, 100m; Silver medal, 200m – Rocky Mountain State Games, Colorado Springs, Colo. * 2003: Gold medal, 200m – German National Championships, Leverkusen,

* 2002: Silver medal, 100m; Fourth place, 200m – IPC Athletics World Championships, Lille, France * 2002: First place, 100m – DS/USA's International Challenge, Orlando, Fla.

External links

April Holmes' personal & Foundation Website
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References

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