John Terrell
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Brachial plexus injury | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C4 | |||||||||||||||||
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John Terrell is an American para-cyclist who represents the United States internationally.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Terrell made his international debut for the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup where he won a silver medal in the first world cup time trial and a gold medal in the second event.[2]
He represented the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, where he competed with a broken sternum and bruised lung and finished in sixth place in the road race.[3]
Terrell represented the United States at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships where he won a bronze medal in the scratch race and omnium events.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Terrell was hit by a car as a pedestrian at the age of 19 and experienced a brachial plexus injury as a result of blunt-force trauma. He tried to salvage his limbs for over two years, but the nerve transplant surgeries were unsuccessful, and he had his right arm amputated.[5][6]
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