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Donald Joseph Holder (September 29, 1928 – September 1, 2015) was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and competed in eight events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey, Holder attended William L. Dickinson High School and graduated in 1946. As a gymnast, he was a member of the Swiss Gymnastic Society.

He attended Florida State University, where he was chosen to serve as co-captain of the gymnastics team.

Holder was the second college freshman ever named to an Olympics team when selected for the 1952 Summer Olympics following Bill Roetzheim in 1948.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Don Holder Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
2. ^ Gutting, Bob (November 12, 1954). "FSU Gym Champs, Holder, Ireland, Elected Co-Captains". Florida Flambeau. Tallahassee, Florida. p. 14. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
3. "Don Holder, Bill Roetzheim Olympic Aces". Tallahassee Democrat. May 9, 1952. p. 9. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

External links

• Don Holder at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
• Don Holder at Olympics.com
• Don Holder at Olympedia

v t e 1952 USA Olympic Gymnastics Team
Men's artistic gymnastics athletes	Jack Beckner Walter Blattmann Vincent D'Autorio Don Holder Bill Roetzheim Ed Scrobe Charles Simms Bob Stout
Women's artistic gymnastics athletes	Marian Barone Dorothy Dalton Meta Elste-Neumann Ruth Grulkowski Marie Hoesly Doris Kirkman Clara Schroth Ruth Topalian
Coaches	Thomas Maloney (Men's head coach) Frank Cumiskey (Men's manager) Roberta Bonniwell (Women's head coach)

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