Anna Monika Siepmann (born 26 January 2004) is a German taekwondo poomsae athlete and three-time European medalist.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 January 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
| Event | Recognized Poomsae |
| Club | Redfire Kampfsport Team e.V. |
| Coached by | Christian Senft |
Career edit
Anna Siepmann began training in the Korean martial art of taekwondo in 2010 at the age of six, originally for self-defence training. She has been part of the German national team since 2018. In 2018, she took part in the poomsae World Championships held in Taipei.[2] As part of the junior team, Siepmann became vice European champion in the team competition (three-person female team) at the European Championships in Antalya in 2019.[3]
In 2021, Siepmann took part in the European Championships in Seixal, Portugal, winning a bronze medal in the junior women's individual competition in traditional forms and another bronze medal in pairs (a boy and a girl in a team of two) alongside her team-mate Tung-Duong Tim Do.[4][5]
At cadet and junior level, Siepmann became German champion seven times, runner-up five times and bronze medallist twice.[6] Since competing as a senior, she has been German champion twice and silver medalist three times.[3][7] At the 2023 European Championships in Innsbruck, Siepmann competed in the senior pairs event together with Tung-Duong Tim Do.[8] They qualified for the final in third place, but finished sixth in the latter.[9]
Personal life edit
In 2024, Siepmann was appointed state coach for traditional poomsae of the Lower Saxony Taekwondo Union.[7]
Tournament record edit
| Year | Event | Location | G-Rank | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | European Championships |  Innsbruck |
G-4 | Poomsae Pair | 6th |
| 2021 | European Championships |  Seixal
|
G-4 | Poomsae Individual | 3rd |
| European Championships | Seixal
|
G-4 | Poomsae Pair | 3rd | |
| 2019 | European Championships |  Antalya
|
G-4 | Poomsae Team | 2nd |
| European Championships | Antalya
|
G-4 | Poomsae Individual | n. a. | |
| 2018 | World Championships |  Taipei
|
G-8 | Poomsae Individual | n. a. |
References edit
- ^ "Deutsche Taekwondo Union e.V.: Mitglied". www.dtu.de. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Bei der DM: Redfire Kampfsport Team bester Verein Deutschlands". www.awesa.de (in German). 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Taekwondo Poomsae". Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "European Poomsae Championship Day-2 Medalist" (PDF). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Scharf, Dennis (26 April 2024). "Taekwondo: Anna Siepmann gewinnt zwei EM-Bronzemedaillen". www.ndz.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Weserzeitung, Deister-und (26 April 2024). "Redfire holen bei Taekwondo-Meisterschaft Gold und sind fit für den Europa-Wettbewerb". www.dewezet.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Herdecke Taekwondo TuS Ende: Anna Monika Siepmann wurde als Landestrainerin Technik der Niedersächsischen Taekwondo Union e.V. berufen". Lokalkompass (in German). 19 February 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Aversa, Arne (26 April 2024). "Taekwondo-Kämpfer aus Schaumburg bringen drei Medaillen von der Europameisterschaft in Innsbruck mit". www.sn-online.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "16th European Poomsae Taekwondo Championships" (PDF). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2024.