Terrence Jennings

Terrence Jennings

Jennings at the US Embassy in London, August 2012
Personal information
Birth name Terrence DeAndre Jennings
Nickname(s) TJ
Nationality United States
Born (1986-07-28) July 28, 1986
Arlington, Virginia
Residence Miami, Florida
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Taekwondo
Event(s) Lightweight

Terrence Jennings (born July 28, 1986 in Alexandria, Virginia) is an American taekwondo practitioner. He began competing internationally in 2003 and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he qualified for the repechage in the 68 kg lightweight division by losing to the eventual gold medalist Servet Tazegül. Jennings won one of two bronze medals in that division by landing a three-point headshot with the score tied and one second left in the bronze medal match against Diogo Silva of Brazil. The other bronze medal in the division was awarded to Rohullah Nikpai.[2]

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