Donald Joseph Holder (September 29, 1928 – September 1, 2015) was an American gymnast. He competed in eight events at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Born and raised in

Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.William L. Dickinson High School William L. Dickinson High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school located in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Jersey City Public Sch ...

and graduated in 1946. As a gymnast, he was a member of the Swiss Gymnastic Society. He attended

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

, where he was chosen to serve as co-captain of the gymnastics team. Holder was the second college freshman ever named to an Olympics team when selected for the

following Bill Roetzheim in 1948.

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* 1928 births 2015 deaths American male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the United States Gymnasts at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Jersey City, New Jersey William L. Dickinson High School alumni Gymnasts at the 1955 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in gymnastics Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics 20th-century American people {{US-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub