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Twanisha Terry

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Twanisha Terry
OLY
Terry at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
NicknameTeeTee
Born (1999-01-24) January 24, 1999 (age 27)
Miami, Florida, U.S.[1]
EmployerNike[2]
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[3]
Sport
Country United States
SportTrack and field
Event
Sprints
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 place2024 Paris4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Eugene4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2023 Budapest4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2025 Tokyo4 × 100 m relay
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2019 Lima4 × 100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Tampere100 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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EventTimeWind (m/s)VenueDateNotes
60 meters7.09N/aFayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.March 12, 2021
100 meters10.87+1.8Eugene, Oregon, U.S.June 24, 2022
10.74 w+2.9Eugene, Oregon, U.S.June 24, 2022(wind-assisted)
200 meters22.21+0.3Eugene Oregon U.S.Sep 17, 2023
200 meters indoor22.75N/aFayetteville, Arkansas, U.S.March 13, 2021
4 × 100 m relay41.03N/aBudapest, HungaryAugust 26, 2023

International competitions

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Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2018World U20 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland2nd100 m11.190.0 m/s
2019NACAC U23 ChampionshipsQuerétaro, Mexico2nd100 m11.08 w+3.3 m/s (wind-assisted)
1st4 × 100 m relay42.97
Pan American GamesLima, Peru5th100 m11.37-0.6 m/s
3rd4 × 100 m relay43.39
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 1st 4 × 100 m relay41.14
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
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 9th (h) 100 m 11.33
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th (sf) 100 m 11.07
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.75

National championships

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Representing Metro-Dade Track Club (2013), Miami Northwestern Bulls (2013–2017),
USC Trojans (2017–2021) and Nike (2021–)
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2013AAU Junior Olympic NationalsYpsilanti, Michigan1st4 × 100 m relay47.30
2014NSAF NationalsGreensboro, North Carolina1st100 m11.89-1.0 m/s
1st4 × 100 m relay46.03
2nd4 × 200 m relay1:37.10
2015NSAF NationalsGreensboro, North Carolina1st (p)4 × 100 m relay45.52
1st4 × 200 m relay1:34.87
5thSwedish relay2:10.99
U.S. World Youth TrialsLisle, Illinois5th100 m11.83-0.8 m/s
4th200 m23.96+1.0 m/s PB
2016NSAF NationalsGreensboro, North Carolina2nd100 m11.41+1.0 m/s
– (f)4 × 200 m relayDQ
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:40.56
3rdSwedish relay2:08.97
2017NSAF NationalsGreensboro, North Carolina2nd100 m11.37+0.9 m/s
3rd4 × 100 m relay45.44
2nd4 × 200 m relay1:35.76
2nd4 × 400 m relay3:39.99
2ndSwedish relay2:06.33
2018NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas9th (p)60 m7.22PB
NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rd100 m11.39-0.7 m/s
11th200 m22.82+1.0 m/s
3rd4 × 100 m relay43.11
USATF U20 ChampionshipsBloomington, Indiana1st100 m11.24-1.1 m/s
2019NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, Alabama1st60 m7.14PB
NCAA Division I ChampionshipsAustin, Texas3rd100 m10.98+1.6 m/s PB
16th200 m23.15+1.3 m/s
1st4 × 100 m relay42.21
USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa5th100 m11.32-1.7 m/s
2021NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsFayetteville, Arkansas2nd60 m7.14
4th200 m22.75PB
NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon2nd100 m10.79 w+2.2 m/s
5th200 m22.69+0.2 m/s
1st4 × 100 m relay42.82
U.S. Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon9th (sf)100 m11.04 w+2.5 m/s
2022USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon3rd100 m10.74 w+2.9 m/s
2023USATF ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon6th100 m11.05+0.7 m/s
5th200 m22.17-0.4 m/s
2024U.S. Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon3rd100 m10.89+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. 1 2 "Twanisha Terry – Athlete profile". tfrrs.org. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "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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