Nia Abdallah
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | Nia Nicole Abdallah is the 2004 Olympics silver medalist in Athens, Greece. She is the first woman to medal in Tae Kwondo since it became an official Olympic Sport. She is the first African-American to medal in the sport and she also holds the record for the most points ever scored in Tae Kwondo Olympic competition. Abdallah’s Olympic dream began at the age of five. At the age of nine, she began taekwondo. She is a third degree black belt. She is a graduate of George Washington Carver High School. Abdallah has won 14 Texas State Championships (forms and sparing), four Junior Olympic gold medals (forms and sparing) and numerous local and regional tournaments. She earned her first major international win in 1997 at the 11th Annual U.S. Cup Taekwondo Championships where she captured a gold medal in breaking. Abdallah has also won international events in Peru and Canada as well as winning two senior National Championship. Abdallah’s ultimate goal is to be the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. She was named USA Taekwondo's 2004 Female Athlete of the Year. Her future plans include opening up her own daycare center/Taekwondo school. |
| Favorite books | Competition Record: 2008 Olympic Trials (Feather): 2nd 2007 Olympic Trials Phase 1 (Feather): 2nd 2007 World Championships (Light): BRONZE 2007 National Collegiate Championships (Light): GOLD 2007 Sr. National Team Trials (Light): 1st 2007 U.S. Open (Light): BRONZE 2007 Pan Am Games Trials (Light/Welter): 1st 2006 Pan Am Championships (Light): SILVER 2006 Dutch Open (Light): SILVER 2006 National Collegiate Championships (Welter): GOLD 2006 U.S. Open (Forms): GOLD 2006 Sr. National Team Trials (Light): 1st 2005 U.S. Senior Nationals (Light): SILVER 2005 Senior National Team Member (Light) 2004 Olympic Games: SILVER 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials: GOLD 2004 Olympic Fight-Off: GOLD 2004 Pan American Olympic Qualifier: GOLD 2003 Pan American Games: BRONZE 2003 U.S. Open (Forms/Sparring): GOLD 2003 Peru Open (Sparring): GOLD 2003 U.S. Senior Nationals (Forms): SILVER 2003 U.S. Senior Nationals (Sparring): SILVER 2003 Pan American Games Qualifier: GOLD 2002 Quebec Open (Sparring): GOLD 2002 U.S. Open (Forms): SILVER 2002 U.S. Open (Sparring): GOLD 2002 Team Trials: BRONZE 2001 U.S. Senior Nationals (Forms): GOLD 2001 U.S. Senior Nationals (Sparring): GOLD 2001 Junior Olympics (Forms): GOLD 2001 Junior Olympics (Sparring): SILVER 2001 Team Trials: SILVER 2000 Junior Olympics (Sparring): SILVER 1999 Junior Olympics (Sparring): SILVER 1997 Junior Olympics (Sparring): BRONZE 1997 U.S. Cup (Breaking): GOLD |