Arlene Limas

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Arlene Limas
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Personal information
Born (1966-02-09) February 9, 1966 (age 59)
United States
Alma mater De Paul University (1990)
Medal record
Women's Taekwondo
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Olympic Games (demonstration)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Welterweight (60–65 kg)
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Athens Welterweight

Arlene Limas (born February 9, 1966) [1] is an American taekwondo practitioner and multiple international gold medalist of Mexican and Polish descent.

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Early life and education

Limas graduated with honors from Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago and studied political science at De Paul University in 1990. [2]

Career

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] Limas was inducted June 20, 2019 into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame located in Troy, Michigan.

Career achievements

Career honors

References

  1. "LIMAS, Arlene". TaekwondoData.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Arlene Limas". LaCancha.com.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taekwondo at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Welterweight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19.