Terry Porter (born August 5, 1951) is an American

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. He competed in the men's pole vault at the

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. Competing for the

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team, Porter won the 1973 pole vault at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a jump of 5.18 meters.

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1951 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics American male pole vaulters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Place of birth missing (living people) FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Kansas Jayhawks men's track and field athletes {{US-polevault-athletics-bio-stub