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. 1 2 3 4 "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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