Education
Limas, who is of Mexican and Polish descent, graduated with honors from Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago and received a bachelor"s degree in Political Science from De Paul University in 1990.
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Arlene Limas
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1986 - World University Championships, Gold Medalist (Berkeley, California) 1998 - Pan Am Games South.
Achievements
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1986 - World University Championships, Gold Medalist (Berkeley, California) 1987 - National Championships Gold Medalist 1988 - Olympic Team Member (Tae Kwon Do) 1988 - Olympic Gold Medalist - Welterweight Division, Seoul, of Korea 1990 - National Championships Gold Medalist 1989,1990 - Olympic Sports Festival Captain (West Team) and Gold Medalist 1990 - Pan-Am Tae Kwon Do Championships (Puerto Rico) Gold Medalist 1990 - World University Games (Spain) Team Captain & Gold Medalist 1990 - World Cup Gold Medalist (Spain) 1991 - National Championships Welterweight Gold Medalist 1991 - Olympic Festival Gold Medalist 1991 - World Championships Gold Medalist (Athens, Greece) 1989 - National Championships Gold Medalist 1998 - United States. Team Trials Silver Medalist 1998 - Olympic Weight Division Qualifier Gold Medalist 1998 - Choson Cup Olympic Weight Division Invitational Gold Medalist, (Australia) 1998 - Pan Am Games Team Trials Silver Medalist 1999 - United States. Team Trials Gold Medalist 2007 - Taekwondo Hall of Fame® 1987 - Collegiate Athlete of the Year 1989 - March of Dimes Amateur Athlete of the Year 1989 - Named "Woman of Vision" - Latin Women"s Organization for Business Professional Involvement 1991 - United States Taekwondo Union "Woman of the Year" 2000 - Selected as one of the top TKD fighters of the 20th century by TKD Times and Martial Arts Illustrated 2011 - Owner and founder of "Power Kix Martial Arts" Tae Kwon Do studio in Stafford, Virginia.
Membership
She is a member of the Taekwondo Hall of Fame.
