An improved holder 1 for a fiber optic connector assembly 24 comprises a platform 5 for engaging a surface 3 of a panel 4, spaced apart tines 21, 21 for holding respective fiber optic connectors 25, 25 removably inserted into a sleeve body 27, a pair of non-bifurcated legs 6, 7 for insertion or withdrawal along corresponding apertures 10, 11, each leg 6, 7 extending at an oblique angle with respect to the axis of the corresponding aperture, each leg 6, 7 being concave curved along its width, the tines 21, 21 include notches 30, 30 to adjust the resiliency of the tines 21, 21, retaining means 23, 23 for resisting removal of the connectors, and the platform 5 includes retaining means 30, 30 for resisting movement of the sleeve body.