Anh-Tuan Do (born 20 November 1971) is a German taekwondo athlete and reigning European champion in traditional poomsae.

Anh-Tuan Do
Anh-Tuan Do competing in 2023
Personal information
Born (1971-11-20) 20 November 1971 (age 52)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportTaekwondo
EventTraditional Poomsae
ClubSportfreunde Bispingen
Redfire Kampfsport
Coached byChristian Senft
Georg Bombleski
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1st place, gold medalist(s)
Medal record
Men's Taekwondo
Representing  Germany
Senior
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Innsbruck Poomsae, m<60

Taekwondo career

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Anh-Tuan Do started practicing the Korean martial arts taekwondo in 2017, following his children's participation in the sport. He is a member of the German poomsae national team.[1][2]

Do started competing internationally in traditional poomsae in 2022,[3] winning a bronze and a gold medal at the men's under 60 competition at the Swedish and Danish Open, respectively. He won silver at the 2022 European Cup.[4] At the 2023 European Championships in Innsbruck, Do became European Champion in the men's 51 to 60 years competition, outscoring fellow national team member and coach of Pia Hoffmann Hans-Carsten Gauger in the finale.[5][6][7]

Personal life

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Do is a graduate engineer. He is working as acting sports director for traditional poomsae of the Lower Saxony Taekwondo Union and therefore supervisor of athlete and state coach Anna Monika Siepmann.[8][9]

Tournament record

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Year Event Location G-Rank Discipline Place
2024 Danish Open   Skanderborg - Poomsae Individual 2nd
Bulgaria Open   Sofia G-1 Poomsae Individual 1st
2023 European Championships   Innsbruck G-4 Poomsae Individual 1st
French Open   Paris G-1 Poomsae Individual 1st
German Open   Hamburg - Poomsae Individual 2nd
Swedish Open   Stockholm G-1 Poomsae Individual 3rd
Danish Open   Skanderborg - Poomsae Individual 1st
2022 Swedish Open   Stockholm G-2 Poomsae Individual 3rd
Danish Open   Skanderborg - Poomsae Individual 1st
European Cup   Stockholm G-2 Poomsae Individual 2nd
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References

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  1. ^ "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ Aversa, Arne (14 September 2024). "Taekwondo-Kämpfer aus Schaumburg bringen drei Medaillen von der Europameisterschaft in Innsbruck mit". www.sn-online.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ Scharf, Dennis (11 March 2023). "Taekwondo: Redfire-Team stilsicher bei German Open in Hamburg". www.ndz.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Mitglied". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Listen/Ergebnisse". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ^ F, Author L. (22 November 2023). "2023 European Poomsae Championships and 1st European Poomsae Para Taekwondo Championships – Europe Taekwondo". Retrieved 14 September 2024. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Redaktion, Heide Kurier (28 September 2023). "Do bei EM in Innsbruck dabei". Heide Kurier (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Mitglied". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Technik - Niedersächsische Taekwondo Union e.V." www.ntu.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2024.