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Twanisha Terry

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Twanisha Terry
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Terry at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
NicknameTeeTee
Born (1999-01-24) January 24, 1999 (age 26)
Miami, Florida, U.S.[1]
EmployerNike[2]
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[3]
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
College teamUSC Trojans (2018–2021)[4]
Coached byDennis Mitchell
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene 4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2023 Budapest 4 × 100 m relay
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 4 × 100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tampere 100 m

Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry OLY[citation needed] (born January 24, 1999)[5] is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 meters distance. She has earned two World Athletics Championships gold medals as part of U.S. women's 4 × 100 m relays: at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and 2023 World Athletics Championships.

At age 19, in April 2018, Terry ran the 100 m in a time of 10.99 seconds at the Mt. SAC Relays, becoming the joint fourth-fastest under-20 woman in history.[6][7] The same year, she won the gold medal in the 100 m at the USATF U20 Championships and the silver medal over the distance at the World U20 Championships.[8] She won one individual NCAA Division I title.

Achievements

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Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]

Personal bests

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Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
60 meters 7.09 — Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. March 12, 2021
100 meters 10.87 +1.8 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. June 24, 2022
10.74 w +2.9 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. June 24, 2022 (wind-assisted)
200 meters 22.21 +0.3 Eugene Oregon U.S. Sep 17, 2023
200 meters indoor 22.75 — Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. March 13, 2021
4 × 100 m relay 41.03 — Budapest, Hungary August 26, 2023

International competitions

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Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 100 m 11.19 0.0 m/s
2019 NACAC U23 Championships Querétaro, Mexico 2nd 100 m 11.08 w +3.3 m/s (wind-assisted)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.97
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 5th 100 m 11.37 -0.6 m/s
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.39
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.14
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.03
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 5th 100 m 10.97
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.78
2025 World Relays Guangzhou, China 4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.38

National championships

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Representing Metro-Dade Track Club (2013), Miami Northwestern Bulls (2013–2017),
USC Trojans (2017–2021) and Nike (2021–)
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2013 AAU Junior Olympic Nationals Ypsilanti, Michigan 1st 4 × 100 m relay 47.30
2014 NSAF Nationals Greensboro, North Carolina 1st 100 m 11.89 -1.0 m/s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.03
2nd 4 × 200 m relay 1:37.10
2015 NSAF Nationals Greensboro, North Carolina 1st (p) 4 × 100 m relay 45.52
1st 4 × 200 m relay 1:34.87
5th Swedish relay 2:10.99
U.S. World Youth Trials Lisle, Illinois 5th 100 m 11.83 -0.8 m/s
4th 200 m 23.96 +1.0 m/s PB
2016 NSAF Nationals Greensboro, North Carolina 2nd 100 m 11.41 +1.0 m/s
– (f) 4 × 200 m relay DQ
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:40.56
3rd Swedish relay 2:08.97
2017 NSAF Nationals Greensboro, North Carolina 2nd 100 m 11.37 +0.9 m/s
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 45.44
2nd 4 × 200 m relay 1:35.76
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:39.99
2nd Swedish relay 2:06.33
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships College Station, Texas 9th (p) 60 m 7.22 PB
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd 100 m 11.39 -0.7 m/s
11th 200 m 22.82 +1.0 m/s
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.11
USATF U20 Championships Bloomington, Indiana 1st 100 m 11.24 -1.1 m/s
2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Birmingham, Alabama 1st 60 m 7.14 PB
NCAA Division I Championships Austin, Texas 3rd 100 m 10.98 +1.6 m/s PB
16th 200 m 23.15 +1.3 m/s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.21
USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa 5th 100 m 11.32 -1.7 m/s
2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Arkansas 2nd 60 m 7.14
4th 200 m 22.75 PB
NCAA Division I Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd 100 m 10.79 w +2.2 m/s
5th 200 m 22.69 +0.2 m/s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.82
U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 9th (sf) 100 m 11.04 w +2.5 m/s
2022 USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd 100 m 10.74 w +2.9 m/s
2023 USATF Championships Eugene, Oregon 6th 100 m 11.05 +0.7 m/s
5th 200 m 22.17 -0.4 m/s
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd 100 m 10.89 +0.8 m/s

Sources:[9][4]

References

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  1. ^ "TeeTee Terry". teamusa.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ TeeTee Terry Out of the Blocks with Jasmine Todd & Katelyn Hutchison | A Track And Field Podcast. October 2022
  3. ^ "Track and Field - TeeTee Terry". USC Trojans. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Twanisha Terry – Athlete profile". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Twanisha TERRY – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Grasley, Todd (April 23, 2018). "Twanisha Terry's 10.99 Misses AJR By .001". milesplit.com. MileSplit. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (April 22, 2018). "Terry breezes to 10.99 at Mt SAC Relays". worldathletics.org. IAAF. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (July 13, 2018). "The Tampere Wrap II". worldathletics.org. SPIKES. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Twanisha Terry – Athlete profile Athletic.net
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