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'''Alasan Ann''' (born September 29, 2000) is an American-Gambian [[taekwondo]] practitioner. He qualified to represent [[The Gambia]] at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].
'''Alasan Ann''' (born September 29, 2000) is an American-Gambian [[taekwondo]] practitioner. He qualified to represent [[The Gambia]] at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]].
==Biography==
==Biography==
Ann was born on September 29, 2000, in [[Maple Grove, Minnesota]], where he grew up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/alasan-ann-from-gunshot-survivor-to-earning-a-historic-olympic-taekwondo-spot-for-the-gambia|website=[[Olympics.com]]|title=Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taekwondodata.com/alasan-ann.aphm.html|website=TaekwondoData.com|title=Ann, Alasan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144055/alasan-ann-chase-gold-after-recovering|website=[[Inside the Games]]|title=Gambian taekwondo athlete chases Olympic gold after recovering from leg shot|date=March 4, 2024|author=Khalatyan, Rafael}}</ref> His father is from [[The Gambia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/alasan-ann-from-gunshot-survivor-to-earning-a-historic-olympic-taekwondo-spot-for-the-gambia|website=[[Olympics.com]]|title=Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>
Ann was born on September 29, 2000, in [[Maple Grove, Minnesota]], where he grew up.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/alasan-ann-from-gunshot-survivor-to-earning-a-historic-olympic-taekwondo-spot-for-the-gambia|website=[[Olympics.com]]|title=Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taekwondodata.com/alasan-ann.aphm.html|website=TaekwondoData.com|title=Ann, Alasan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144055/alasan-ann-chase-gold-after-recovering|website=[[Inside the Games]]|title=Gambian taekwondo athlete chases Olympic gold after recovering from leg shot|date=March 4, 2024|author=Khalatyan, Rafael}}</ref> His father is from [[The Gambia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/alasan-ann-from-gunshot-survivor-to-earning-a-historic-olympic-taekwondo-spot-for-the-gambia|website=[[Olympics.com]]|title=Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref> He first played [[Association football|football]] before being enrolled in [[taekwondo]] classes when he was age six.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/alasan-ann-from-gunshot-survivor-to-earning-a-historic-olympic-taekwondo-spot-for-the-gambia|website=[[Olympics.com]]|title=Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2024/06/05/maple-grove-man-headed-for-paris-olympics-to-be-gambias-first-taekwondo-athlete|publisher=[[KNOW-FM]]|title=Maple Grove man headed for Paris Olympics to be Gambia’s first taekwondo athlete|date=June 5, 2024|author=Moini, Nina; Kuznetsiv, Aleesa}}</ref> He started training with Grandmaster Eui Lee at Maple Grove's World Taekwondo Academy when he was age seven.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/alasan-ann-from-gunshot-survivor-to-earning-a-historic-olympic-taekwondo-spot-for-the-gambia|website=[[Olympics.com]]|title=Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/alasan-ann-from-gunshot-survivor-to-earning-a-historic-olympic-taekwondo-spot-for-the-gambia|website=[[Olympics.com]]|title=Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia|author=Watta, Evelyn|date=April 3, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taekwondodata.com/alasan-ann.aphm.html|website=TaekwondoData.com|title=Ann, Alasan}}</ref>

Ann graduated from [[Maple Grove Senior High School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hometownsource.com/abc_newspapers/community/andover/a-dream-come-true-alasan-ann-headed-to-olympics/article_92e4ba6a-e155-11ee-937e-37dba4e7a6d9.html|website=HometownSource.com|title=A dream come true: Alasan Ann headed to Olympics|date=March 14, 2024|author=Miller, Alicia}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taekwondodata.com/alasan-ann.aphm.html|website=TaekwondoData.com|title=Ann, Alasan}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taekwondodata.com/alasan-ann.aphm.html|website=TaekwondoData.com|title=Ann, Alasan}}</ref> In 2020, he won bronze at the Costa Rica Open and won the US Open tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taekwondodata.com/alasan-ann.aphm.html|website=TaekwondoData.com|title=Ann, Alasan}}</ref>

In 2021, Ann, who had dual citizenship, switched from representing the U.S. internationally to The Gambia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1144055/alasan-ann-chase-gold-after-recovering|website=[[Inside the Games]]|title=Gambian taekwondo athlete chases Olympic gold after recovering from leg shot|date=March 4, 2024|author=Khalatyan, Rafael}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:13, 5 July 2024

Alasan Ann
Personal information
NationalityAmerican-Gabonese
Born (2000-09-29) September 29, 2000 (age 23)
Maple Grove, Minnesota, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
Country Gambia
SportTaekwondo
Weight class80 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.[1][2][3] His father is from The Gambia.[4] He first played football before being enrolled in taekwondo classes when he was age six.[5][6] He started training with Grandmaster Eui Lee at Maple Grove's World Taekwondo Academy when he was age seven.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

Ann graduated from Maple Grove Senior High School.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] In 2020, he won bronze at the Costa Rica Open and won the US Open tournament.[13]

In 2021, Ann, who had dual citizenship, switched from representing the U.S. internationally to The Gambia.[14]

References

  1. ^ Watta, Evelyn (April 3, 2024). "Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia". Olympics.com.
  2. ^ "Ann, Alasan". TaekwondoData.com.
  3. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (March 4, 2024). "Gambian taekwondo athlete chases Olympic gold after recovering from leg shot". Inside the Games.
  4. ^ Watta, Evelyn (April 3, 2024). "Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia". Olympics.com.
  5. ^ Watta, Evelyn (April 3, 2024). "Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia". Olympics.com.
  6. ^ Moini, Nina; Kuznetsiv, Aleesa (June 5, 2024). "Maple Grove man headed for Paris Olympics to be Gambia's first taekwondo athlete". KNOW-FM.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Watta, Evelyn (April 3, 2024). "Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia". Olympics.com.
  8. ^ Watta, Evelyn (April 3, 2024). "Alasan Ann: From gunshot survivor to earning a historic Olympic taekwondo spot for The Gambia". Olympics.com.
  9. ^ "Ann, Alasan". TaekwondoData.com.
  10. ^ Miller, Alicia (March 14, 2024). "A dream come true: Alasan Ann headed to Olympics". HometownSource.com.
  11. ^ "Ann, Alasan". TaekwondoData.com.
  12. ^ "Ann, Alasan". TaekwondoData.com.
  13. ^ "Ann, Alasan". TaekwondoData.com.
  14. ^ Khalatyan, Rafael (March 4, 2024). "Gambian taekwondo athlete chases Olympic gold after recovering from leg shot". Inside the Games.


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