Sharon Jewell

Sharon Ann Jewell (born 9 April 1960 in Little Rock^[1]) is a former US Olympian in the sport of taekwondo.^[2] She would train at Howard University under Dong Ja Yang.^[3] Sharon would earn a bronze medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.^[2] While there she would meet and date Olympic wrestler, Rodney Smith.^[2] After her career she became a taekwondo referee.^[4]

Her father, Jerry Jewell (politician), was the first African-American member of the Arkansas State Senate.^[2]

References

1. Olympedia – Sharon Jewell
2. "Fighting the good fights". Team USA. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
3. "Ebony". google.com. Johnson Publishing Company. May 1992. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
4. Lucas, Ryan As taekwondo players, Cheryl Kalanoc and Sharon Jewell were trailblazers. 15 July 2014

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