Profile: Nia Abdallah

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Nia Nicole Abdallah

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Nia Nicole Abdallah is the 2004 Olympics silver medalist in Athens, Greece. She is also the 2003 Pan American Games bronze medalist. She is currently the No. 1 seed for the 2004 Olympic Team Trials – Taekwondo after winning a silver medal at the Pan American Olympic Regional Qualifier, held in Mexico City, Mexico, Jan. 30-31. Abdallah’s Olympic dream began at the age of five, watching the Olympic gymnastic competition on television. 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 for Applied Technology, Engineering and the Arts. 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.

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Featherweight
5'9"
125 pounds
January 24, 1984
Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas

Nia Abdallah (left) at the 2004 Olympic Games

Nia Abdallah's Competition Record

2005	National Tae Kwon Do Team Member
2004	Olympics: 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/Sparing): GOLD
2003	Peru Open (Sparing): GOLD
2003	Senior National Championships (Forms): SILVER
2003	Senior National Championships (Sparing): SILVER
2003	Pan American Games Qualifier: GOLD

2002	Quebec Open (Sparing): GOLD
2002	U.S. Open (Forms): SILVER
2002	U.S. Open (Sparing): GOLD
2002	Team Trials: BRONZE

2001	Senior National Championships (Forms): GOLD
2001	Senior National Championships (Sparing): GOLD
2001	Junior Olympic Championships (Forms): GOLD
2001	Junior Olympic Championships (Sparing): SILVER
2001	Team Trials: SILVER

2000	Junior Olympic Championships (Sparing): SILVER

1999	Junior Olympic Championships (Sparing): SILVER

1997	Junior Olympic Championships (Sparing): BRONZE
1997	11th Annual U.S. Cup Taekwondo Championships (Breaking): GOLD
1997	11th Annual U.S. Cup Taekwondo Championships (Forms): SILVER

1996	Junior Olympic Championships (Forms): SILVER
1996	Junior Olympic Championships (Sparing): GOLD

1995	Junior Olympic Championships (Forms): SILVER
1995	Junior Olympic Championships (Sparing): GOLD

1994	Junior Olympic Championships (Forms): GOLD
1994	Junior Olympic Championships (Sparing): GOLD
* Information provided by USA Tae Kwon Do (USTU)

Nia Abdallah (seated) with Master S. W. Kim at a seminar for some of their young students at Spring UMA Tae Kwon Do Academy

Master S. W. Kim
6th Dan Black Belt
Spring UMA Owner

Nia Nicole Abdallah
2004 Olympic
Silver Medalist

Kay Poe
2000 USA
Olympic Team