Arlene Limas

Arlene Limas (born February 9, 1966) is an American taekwondo practitioner and multiple international gold medalist. Limas, who is of Mexican and Polish descent, graduated with honors from Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago and received a bachelor's degree in Political Science from De Paul University in 1990.

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• Career achievements
• Career honors
• References

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. She is a member of the Taekwondo Hall of Fame.

Career achievements

1986 - World University Championships, Gold Medalist (Berkeley, California)

1987 - National Championships Gold Medalist

1988 - Olympic Team Member (Tae Kwon Do)

1988 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Welterweight Division, Seoul, Korea

1990 - National Championships Gold Medalist

1989,1990 - Olympic Sports Festival Captain (West Team) and Gold Medalist

1990 - Pan-Am Tae Kwon Do Championships (Puerto Rico) Gold Medalist

1990 - World University Games (Spain) Team Captain & Gold Medalist

1990 - World Cup Gold Medalist (Spain)

1991 - National Championships Welterweight Gold Medalist

1991 - Olympic Festival Gold Medalist

1991 - World Championships Gold Medalist (Athens, Greece)

1989 - National Championships Gold Medalist

1998 - U.S. Team Trials Silver Medalist

1998 - Olympic Weight Division Qualifier Gold Medalist

1998 - Choson Cup Olympic Weight Division Invitational Gold Medalist, (Australia)

1998 - Pan Am Games Team Trials Silver Medalist

1999 - U.S. Team Trials Gold Medalist

Career honors

2007 - Taekwondo Hall of Fame

1987 - Collegiate Athlete of the Year

1989 - March of Dimes Amateur Athlete of the Year

1989 - Named "Woman of Vision" - Latin Women's Organization for Business Professional Involvement

1991 - U. S. Taekwondo Union "Woman of the Year"

2000 - Selected as one of the top TKD fighters of the 20th century by TKD Times and Martial Arts Illustrated

2011 - Owner and founder of "Power Kix Martial Arts" Tae Kwon Do studio in Stafford, Virginia