April Holmes


April Holmes is a Paralympic athlete from the USA competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.

Biography

Holmes grew up in Somerdale, New Jersey.
She is a below the knee amputee from a train accident in January 2001.
She trains in Chula Vista, California.
She is coached by Al Joyner 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