Holly Hoffman
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Holly Wanner March 15, 1966 Eureka, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northern State University |
| Occupation | Author, motivational speaker, television personality, swim coach |
| Notable work | Your Winner Within |
| Television | Survivor: Nicaragua |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Hoffman (1985-present) |
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| Website | hollyhoffman |
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Holly Hoffman (née Wanner; March 15, 1966), is an American author, motivational speaker, and television personality. She is best known for competing on the reality competition show Survivor, and for her book Your Winner Within.
Holly Wanner was born in Eureka, South Dakota, the youngest of three children. Her parents owned a grocery store, and as Wanner got older, she would spend her after-school time helping out at the store. Her life at home was more turbulent, though; as an adult, she would come to describe her childhood home life as having been "abusive." Her father, an alcoholic, left the family when Wanner was in sixth grade. After her parents' divorce, she and her two older brothers were forced to get jobs to support the family. Her father died in 1990 at the age of 46.
When Wanner got to high school, she became a star athlete in track. In 1982, she set the Eureka High School record in the 300-meter hurdles; the following year, she set the school record in the 100-meter hurdles. In 1984, the South Dakota Sportswriters Association named her the state’s High School Girls Athlete of the Year.
After graduating high school, Wanner enrolled at Northern State University in nearby Aberdeen. There, she met a fellow student named Charlie Hoffman. They married in 1985.
After their wedding, Holly Hoffman, along with her husband Charlie, established a cattle ranch outside Eureka, which she would help to manage even while still attending college and raising a family. In 1993, she founded a swim team in Eureka, which she would coach for 17 years. She was named Coach of the Year twice during her tenure. In addition, she has also worked as a high school volleyball referee.
Hoffman’s husband Charlie is a former Majority Whip in the South Dakota House of Representatives. From 2009 to 2015, he served three terms (of two years each) as a Republican representative in South Dakota’s 23rd legislative district.
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