April Holmes

April Holmes

File:April Holmes Women's 200m T44 - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships-3 (cropped).jpg at the T44 – 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1973-03-11) March 11, 1973
Height	5.8 ft (1.8 m) (2010)
Weight	140 lb (64 kg) (2010)
Website	www.aprilholmes.com
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Event	all events
Coached by	Al Joyner
Medal record Track and field (T44) Representing United States Paralympic Games Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100m T44 Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Long jump F44/46 Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100m T44 IPC World Championships Gold medal – first place 2006 Assen 100m T44 Gold medal – first place 2006 Assen 200m T44 2002 Lille 100m T44 Bronze medal – third place 2006 Assen Long jump T44 Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch 100m T44 Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 100m T44 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100m T46

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

Biography

Holmes grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey. She is a below the knee amputee (T-44) from a train accident in January 2001. She trains in Chula Vista, California. She is coached by Al Joyner (1984 Olympic Gold Medalist- Triple Jump) and sponsored by Jordan Brand, Ossur Prosthetics, and US *Paralympics, Hartford Insurance. 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.

Education

She received a BS in Mass Communication from Norfolk State University, and an MBA in Marketing from University of Phoenix.

Major achievements

• 2002: First place, 100m – DS/USA's International Challenge, Orlando, Fla.
• 2002: Silver medal, 100m; Fourth place, 200m – IPC Athletics World Championships, Lille, France
• 2003: Gold medal, 200m – German National Championships, Leverkusen, Germany
• 2003: Gold medal, 100m; Silver medal, 200m – Rocky Mountain State Games, Colorado Springs, Colo.
• 2004: Two world records, 100m, 200m; Bronze medal, long jump – Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece
• 2006: Two gold medals, 100m, 200m – German National Championships, Leverkusen, Germany
• 2006: Bronze medal, long jump – IPC Athletics World Indoor Championships, Sweden
• 2006: Two gold medals, 100m, 400m – Paralympic Revival, Duderstadt, Germany
• 2006: Gold medal, long jump – Visa Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, United Kingdom
• 2006: Two world records, 100m (12.98), 200m (27.10) – U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, Atlanta, Ga.
• 2006: Two gold medals, 100m, 200m; Bronze medal, Long Jump – 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships, Assen, The Netherlands
• 2007: Three gold medals, 100m, 200m and Long Jump – U.S. Paralympic Track & Field National Championships, Marietta, Ga.
• 2008: World record 200m T44/F44 (27.10)- Boiling Point Track Classic
• 2008: Three gold medals, 100m, 200m and Long Jump – U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Championships, Phoenix, Ariz.
• 2008: Gold medal, 100m – Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
• 2011: Bronze medal, 100m (T44) – IPC Athletics World Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand
• 2012: Bronze medal, 100m (T44) – Paralympic Games, London

See also

• The Mechanics of Running Blades

External links

• April Holmes' personal & Foundation Website
• April Holmes at the International Paralympic Committee