2004 Summer Olympics
I probably won't watch much, but kudos to:
First African American male qualifies for U.S. Olympic rowing
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - In teaming with U.S. Navy officer Henry Gantt Nuzum, Aquil Hashim Abdullah became the first African American male rower to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team at the Qualified Olympic Small Boat Trials on Lake Mercer Wednesday.
Their victory in men's double sculls team highlighted a morning in which all four races produced Olympic qualifiers, completing the small boat roster for the U.S team.
Artour Samsonov and Luke Walton won the men's pair in 6:37.15. Kate MacKenzie and Sarah Jones won the women's pair in 7:13.33, marking the second straight race in which they edged Liane Malcos and Portia Johnson by less than one second, and Stacey Borgman and Lisa Schlenker won the lightweight women's double sculls in 7:02.43. Nuzum and Abdullah won in 6:23.59.
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