 at the T44 – 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 11, 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5.8 ft (1.8 m) (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) (2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.aprilholmes.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | all events | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Al Joyner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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April Holmes (born 11 March 1973) is a Paralympic athlete from the USA competing mainly in category T44 (below the knee amputee) sprint events.
Holmes grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey. [1] 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.
She received a BS in Mass Communication from Norfolk State University, and an MBA in Marketing from University of Phoenix.
