Terese Terranova

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]

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 place1988 SeoulWomen's singles C4
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulWomen's team C4
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaWomen's open singles
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaWomen's teams C3-5
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1990 AssenWomen's singles C5
Bronze medal – third place1990 AssenWomen's teams C4-5
Bronze medal – third place1998 ParisWomen's singles C5
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place1999 Mexico CityWomen's teams C4-5
Bronze medal – third place1999 Mexico CityWomen's singles C5

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. "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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