Allen John

{{short description|German professional golfer}}

{{use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

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| name = Allen John

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| caption =John in 2011

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ludwigshafen, Germany

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| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 90 kg

| nationality = {{DEU}}

| residence = Wiesloch, Germany

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| college = Georgia State University

| status = Professional

| yearpro = 2011,{{efn|Amateur status reinstated in 2016.}} 2018

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| tour = Challenge Tour

| extour = Pro Golf Tour

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{{MedalCompetition|Deaflympics}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Samsun|Individual}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Caxias Do Sul|Individual}}

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Allen John (born 31 August 1987) is a German professional golfer. He is profoundly deaf. He became a professional golfer in 2011 and played on the Challenge Tour in 2012.{{Cite news |url=http://www.golfpunk.de/people/allen-john-der-gehoerlose-golfer-a581 |title=Allen John: Der gehörlose Golfer |work=golfpunk.de |access-date=2018-02-03 |language=de-DE}} He was re-instated as an amateur in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=1228&isMens=True&tabYear=2016&countingTab=true |title=Allen John |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=1 June 2018}} He represented Germany at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics when golf was included in the Summer Deaflympics for the first time and competed in the men's individual golf event securing a gold medal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deaflympics.com/games.asp?results/deaflympics/2/3126 |title=Men's Golf individual – 2017 Summer Deaflympics |website=www.deaflympics.com |access-date=2018-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214061420/https://www.deaflympics.com/games.asp?results%2Fdeaflympics%2F2%2F3126 |archive-date=14 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.golf-for-heart.org/2017/07/deaflympics-2017-allen-john-gewinnt-gold/ |title=Golf for Heart |website=Golf for Heart |language=de-DE |access-date=2018-02-03}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.samsun2017.de/golf-weltmeister-allen-john-in-topform-fuer-deaflympics/ |title=Golf-Weltmeister Allen John in Topform für Deaflympics |date=30 May 2017 |work=Deaflympics 2017 in Samsun |access-date=2018-02-03 |language=de-DE}} Since 2018, John has returned to the professional ranks.