Don Holder | |
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Full name | Donald Joseph Holder |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | September 29, 1928
Died | September 1, 2015 | (aged 86)
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Gym | Swiss Gymnastic Society |
College team | Florida State Seminoles |
Donald Joseph Holder (September 29, 1928 – September 1, 2015) was an American gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Holder attended William L. Dickinson High School and graduated in 1946.[2] As a gymnast, he was a member of the Swiss Gymnastic Society.[2]
He attended Florida State University, where he was chosen to serve as co-captain of the gymnastics team.[2]
Holder was the second college freshman ever named to an Olympics team when selected for the 1952 Summer Olympics following Bill Roetzheim in 1948.[3]