WOMEN'S TRACK and FIELD - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

HEIGHT & WEIGHT:  5'11 (1.80m) / (61kg)

DATE OF BIRTH: March 11, 1973 (42)

HOMETOWN & RESIDENCE: Somerdale, New Jersey & Kissimmee, Florida

DISCIPLINE: Paralympic 100 meter dash - (T44 below the knee amputee) & Long Jump

# OF YEARS ON THE US NATIONAL TEAM: Member since 2004 (12 years)

PARALYMPIC EXPERIENCE & MEDALS: 2012 LONDON (BRONZE) - 100m - T44 / 2008 BEIJING (GOLD) - 100m - T44 / 2004 ATHENS (BRONZE) - Long Jump - F44/46 

IPC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS: 2013 (Bronze) 100m T44 / 2011 NEW ZEALAND (Bronze) - 100m T44 / 2006 THE NETHERLANDS (Gold, Gold) 100m T44 and 200m T44 / 2006 IPC World Indoor Championships SWEDEN (Bronze) - Long Jump / 2002 (Silver) - 100m T44 

US NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS: 2015 MINNESOTA (Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m /2014 CALIFORNIA (Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m / 2013 TEXAS  (Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m / 2012 TEXAS (Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m / 2011 FLORIDA (Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m / 2010 FLORIDA (Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m / 2009 FLORIDA (Gold) - 100m, (Silver) - 200m / 2008 ARIZONA (Gold, Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m and Long Jump / 2007 GEORGIA (Gold, Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m and Long Jump / 2006 GEORGIA (Gold, Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m and Long Jump / 2005 GEORGIA (Gold, Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m and Long Jump / 2004 GEORGIA (Gold, Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m and Long Jump / 2003 GEORGIA (Gold, Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m and Long Jump / 2002 GEORGIA (Gold, Gold, Gold) - 100m, 200m and Long Jump

HEAD COACHES: Al Joyner and Brooks Johnson

WORLD RECORDS: CURRENT - 100m 12.98 set in 2006 (44 class)

(Total of 14 World Records) 2008 Boiling Point Track Classic - 200m T44/F44 (27.10) / 2006 U.S. Paralympic T&F Nationals Atlanta, GA - 100m (12.98) and 200m (27.10) / 2004 Paralympic Games Athens, Greece - 100m (    ) and 200m (   ) [both during prelims in Athens]

AMERICAN RECORDS: CURRENT - 100m 12.98 set in 2006 (44 class), 200m 27.10 set in 2008 (44 class), 400m 1:03.85 set in 2006 (44 class), Long Jump 4.69 meters set in 2007 (44 class)

EDUCATION:  Norfolk State University (BS, Mass Communications), University of Phoenix (MBA, Marketing)

COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC HONORS:  Inducted into CIAA Hall of Fame and Black College Alumni Hall of Fame

COLLEGIATE NOTES: Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

EQUIPMENT USED IN COMPETITION: JORDAN Brand

ENDORSEMENTS: JORDAN Brand,  BMW,  Deloitte

SOCIAL MEDIA: @AprilHolmes - Twitter / 1FastAMP- Instagram / www.AprilHolmes.com

AUTHOR: "The Winning Way" with Brian Tracy and "Stop Limping Thru Life, Start Running"

CHARITABLE: April Holmes Foundation (for more information please look at her website) & Classroom Champions

CAUSES: Ambassador to Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" Campaign, She serves as an ambassador to the U.S. Paralympic movement and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency / Took part in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games Torch Run in Orlando, FL

NOTES:  NCAA Inspiration Award (2015) / Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a disability (2009) / Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles Fast Woman of the Year (2006) / USOC Spirit Award (2004) /

Suffered her disability in a train accident in January of 2001 (left leg, below the knee) /  She had her left leg amputated after an accident in January 2001. She was trying to board a train from Philadelphia to New York, and slipped and fell onto the track. The train conductor heard her cries too late and pulled out of the station on to her leg. Despite trying for hours, rescue workers couldn't lift the train and her leg couldn't be saved. (espn.go.com, 05 April 2012)