Holt, Margaret

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Taekwondo

Born: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Margaret Holt was World Champion in Tae Kwon Do in 1994. During the week of competition, she won three gold medals in an open competition that included men.

In 1992, she dressed as a man in order to compete in the kock-out Karate Championships, only revealing her true identity after whe had won the title.

Published Resources

Australian Women Exhibitions

She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/sg/sport-home.html. [ Details... ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Nikki Henningham
Created: 2 December 2006
Modified: 13 April 2007

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 23 December 2008
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