High School: J.P. Taravella H.S. ('05)
College: Florida International University
Coach: Mr. Juan Moreno
WTF World Ranking as of 9/1/12: 91st (-57kg)
Enjoys going to the beach and mall...her mother, Dawn, made the Olympic Trials in springboard diving...her father, Dana, was a swimmer...favorite foods are Buffalo-style anything and Mexican...prefers chicken before a competition and Subway during lunch break the day of competition...favorite athlete is Juan Moreno...favorite movie is Meet The Parents...favorite country visited for competition is Greece.
Quotable Danielle Holmquist: "I can be pretty BLONDE sometimes."
Competition Record:
2012 Olympic Trials - Phase 7 (-57kg): 1st
- 2011 World Taekwondo Championships (Feather): Round of 32
- -def. Dilobar Saydullaeva (UZB), 12-5 in Round of 64
- -lost to Yuzhuo Hou (CHN), 3-0 in Round of 32
- 2011 U.S. National Team Member (Feather)
- 2011 U.S. National Team Trials (Feather): 1st
- 2010 2012 Olympic Team Trials 1 (Bantam/Feather): 3rd
- 2010 Spanish Open (Feather): BRONZE
- 2009 World Taekwondo Championships (Feather): Quarterfinals
- 2009 U.S. National Team Member (Feather)
- 2009 U.S. National Team Trials (Feather): 1st
- 2009 Kissimmee National Qualifier (Feather): GOLD
- 2009 National Team Qualifier (Bantam): 1st
- 2008 Daytona National Qualifier (Bantam): GOLD
- 2008 Collegiate Nationals (Bantam): GOLD
- 2008 U.S. Open (Bantam): GOLD
- 2008 Olympic Trials (Olympic Feather): 4th
- 2007 Pan Am Games Team Member (Bantam/Feather)
- 2007 Sr. National Team Trials (Bantam): 2nd
- 2007 Pan Am Games Trials (Bantam/Feather): 1st
- 2006 U.S. Senior Nationals (Bantam): BRONZE
- 2006 National Collegiate Team Trials (Bantam): GOLD
- 2006 Sr. National Team Trials (Bantam): 2nd
- 2005 U.S. Senior Nationals (Bantam): BRONZE
- 2005 World University Games Trials (Bantam): SILVER
- 2005 World Championship Fight-Offs (Bantam): SILVER
- 2005 U.S. Open (Bantam): SILVER
- 2004 Junior Team Member
- 2004 Pan Am Championships (Bantam): GOLD
- 2003 Junior Team Member
- 2003 Senior Nationals: BRONZE
- 2003 "B" Team Member
- 2002 Junior Team Member
- 2002 Senior Nationals: GOLD
- 2002 "B" Team Member
- 2001 Junior Team Member
last updated 9/17/12