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Abdullah, Aquil
- Qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games in double sculls
- Became the first African-American male to qualify for the U.S. Olympic rowing team in 2004
- Missed competing in the 2000 Games, finishing second in single sculls by 0.33 seconds
- Five-time national team member
- 1999 Pan American Games silver medalist (single sculls)
- Two-time U.S. national champion in single sculls (1996, 2002)
- Was the first African-American male to win a U.S. national title in 1996
- Has been rowing since 1991; began at Woodrow Wilson High School
- Earned a physics degree from George Washington University in 1996
- Enjoys playing the saxophone and reading
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Height: 6-1
Born: June 20, 1973
Hometown: Washington D.C.
Resides: Princeton, N.J.
Sport: Rowing
Event: Men's Double Sculls
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