Alasan Ann

Alasan Ann

Personal information
Nationality	American-Gabonese
Born	(2000-09-29) September 29, 2000 Maple Grove, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
Country	Gambia
Sport	Taekwondo
Weight class	80 kg+

Alasan Ann (born September 29, 2000) is an American-Gambian taekwondo practitioner. He qualified to represent The Gambia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Ann was born on September 29, 2000, in Maple Grove, Minnesota, where he grew up. His father is from The Gambia. He first played football before being enrolled in taekwondo classes when he was age six. He started training with Grandmaster Eui Lee at Maple Grove's World Taekwondo Academy when he was age seven. As a youth, he was selected for the U.S. national team in his age group several times, including winning the Pan American junior championship in 2016. He also won gold at the 2016 US Open, bronze at the 2016 Mexico Open, gold at the 2017 US Open and bronze at the 2017 Pan American Championships in the 78 kg youth category.

Ann graduated from Maple Grove Senior High School. He began competing in senior tournaments in 2018, winning bronze at that year's Mexico Open, Pan Am Open, Costa Rica Open and Canada Open competitions. He won bronze at the 2019 US Open, Dominican Republic Open and WT Presidents Cup while winning silver at the 2019 Canada Open in the 87 kg category. In 2020, he won bronze at the Costa Rica Open and won the US Open tournament.

In 2021, Ann, who had dual citizenship, switched from representing the U.S. internationally to The Gambia.