Anju Jason (born November 21, 1987) became the first Marshallese sportsperson in history to qualify for the

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in 2008. He competes in

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. He took 27th place and received no official recognition. Jason, who was born in the Marshall Islands, moved to

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at the age of six. He now lives in

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* 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 {{Taekwondo-bio-stub

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