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Brandon Holiday American canoeist dead at age 53

Brandon Holiday

Brandon Holiday, an American canoeist, died on January 13, 2026.

Born on January 25, 1972, he was a paracanoe sprint kayaker from the United States. Holiday grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey, where he played tennis and baseball and trained in martial arts.

He later attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury University. After working as a police officer, an injury in the line of duty and medical complications from lupus forced him to leave the job. In 2006, after four months in the hospital, doctors amputated his left leg below the knee.

Brandon Holiday (January 25, 1972 – January 13, 2026) was a Paracanoe Sprint Kayaker from the United States.

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