Terese Terranova

Terese Terranova
Personal information
Born (1947-05-21) May 21, 1947
North Bergen, New Jersey
Sport
Country United States
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityParaplegia
Disability classC4
ClubBroward Table Tennis Club
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Women's singles C4
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Women's team C4
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Women's open singles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Women's teams C3-5
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Assen Women's singles C5
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Assen Women's teams C4-5
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Paris Women's singles C5
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Mexico City Women's teams C4-5
Bronze medal – third place 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. ^ a b "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.
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