Anju Jason
{{Short description|Marshallese taekwondo practitioner}}
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| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1987|11|21}}
| birth_place= Marshall Islands
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| weight={{cvt|80|kg}}
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Anju Jason (born November 21, 1987) became the first Marshallese sportsperson in history to qualify for the Olympics in 2008. He competes in taekwondo. He took 27th place and received no official recognition. Jason, who was born in the Marshall Islands, moved to Hawaii at the age of six. He now lives in Yakima, Washington.
See also
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080718104133/http://yokwe.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2231 News article on Anju Jason's qualification for the Olympic Games]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110524234504/http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athletes/profile/-/8001606/anju-jason/ Anju Jason's profile at Yahoo! Sports]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828125059/http://www.pandaexpress.com/PX/2008/AnjuJason.aspx He currently works at Panda express]
External links
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Category:Marshallese male taekwondo practitioners
Category:Olympic taekwondo practitioners for the Marshall Islands
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Marshallese emigrants
Category:Immigrants to the United States
Category:People from Yakima, Washington
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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