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.

References

News article on Anju Jason's qualification for the Olympic Games

Anju Jason's profile at Yahoo! Sports

He currently works at Panda express

See also

Marshall Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

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

Anju Jason