Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry (born January 24, 1999) is an American sprinter specializing in the

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distance. She earned two major medals as part of U.S. women's

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s, including gold at the

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. At age 19, in April 2018, Terry ran the 100 m in a time of 10.99 seconds at the

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, becoming the joint fourth-fastest under-20 woman in history. The same year, she won the silver medal over the distance at the World U20 Championships. She won one individual

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title.

Achievements

Information from

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profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

International competitions

National championships

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References

External links

Videos

Women's 60m dash - 2019 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship
via the

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1999 births Living people American female sprinters African-American track and field athletes American female track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Miami USC Trojans women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women World Athletics Championships winners {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub