 John Terrell in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | Converse, Texas | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Brachial plexus injury | ||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C4 | ||||||||||||||||
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John Terrell is an American para-cyclist who represents the United States internationally. [1]
Terrell made his international debut for the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup where he won a silver medal in the first world cup time trial and a gold medal in the second event. [2]
He represented the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, where he competed with a broken sternum and bruised lung and finished in sixth place in the road race. [3]
Terrell represented the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships where he won a bronze medal in the scratch race and omnium events. [4]
Terrell was hit by a car as a pedestrian at the age of 19 and experienced a brachial plexus injury as a result of blunt-force trauma. He tried to salvage his limbs for over two years, but the nerve transplant surgeries were unsuccessful, and he had his right arm amputated. [5] [6]
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