Anju Jason (born November 21, 1987) became the first
Marshallese sportsperson in history to qualify for the
Olympics
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
in 2008. He competes in
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
. He took 27th place and received no official recognition. Jason, who was born in the Marshall Islands, moved to
Hawaii
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at the age of six. He now lives in
Yakima, Washington
Yakima ( or ) is a city in and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, and the state's 11th-largest city by population. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 96,968 and a metropolitan population of 256,728. The uninco ...
.
References
News article on Anju Jason's qualification for the Olympic GamesAnju Jason's profile at Yahoo! SportsHe currently works at Panda express
See also
* Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Marshall Islands took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics, which were held in Beijing, China from 8 to 24 August 2008. The 2008 Summer Olympics were the Marshall Islands' first appearance at the Olympics. The delegation included five athletes, t ...
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Marshallese male taekwondo practitioners
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for the Marshall Islands
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Marshallese emigrants
Immigrants to the United States
People from Yakima, Washington
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