Terese Terranova

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Terese Terranova
Personal information
Born (1947-05-21) May 21, 1947 (age 78)
North Bergen, New Jersey
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Para table tennis
Disability Paraplegia
Disability class C4
ClubBroward Table Tennis Club
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Women's singles C4
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Women's team C4
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Women's open singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Women's teams C3-5
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1990 AssenWomen's singles C5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1990 AssenWomen's teams C4-5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1998 ParisWomen's singles C5
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Mexico City Women's teams C4-5
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Mexico City Women's singles C5

Terese Terranova (born May 21, 1947) is a retired American para table tennis player. She became disabled after being involved in a car accident where she was crushed against a concrete wall by a car and resulted in her back being broken in five separate places. [1] [2]

Born in North Bergen, New Jersey, Terranova was raised in Northvale, New Jersey, where she attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan. [1] Terranova has participated in four Paralympic Games and has won team titles along with Jennifer Johnson in both world, Paralympic and Parapan events. [3] [4] She returned to competition in 2019 to participate in the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru where she failed to advance into the later stages of the competition. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "2013 USATT Hall of Fame - Player Inductee: Terese Terranova". United States Olympic Committee. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015.
  2. "Terese Terranova - Team USA Profile". United States Olympic Committee. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020.
  3. "Terese Terranova - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 24 January 2020.
  4. "Terese Terranova - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 24 January 2020.
  5. "Lima 2019: US Olympic & Paralympic Committee announces 2019 Parapan American Team". Editora Peru. 14 August 2019.