Terrence Jennings

{{short description|American taekwondo practitioner}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Terrence Jennings | image = SPC Jennings (35438316750).jpg | imagesize =  | caption = Jennings in 2017 | birth_name = Terrence DeAndre Jennings | fullname = | nickname = TJ | nationality = American | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|07|28}} | birth_place = Arlington, Virginia, U.S.<ref name=sr/> | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418054739/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/terrence-jennings-1.html Terrence Jennings]. sports-reference.com</ref> | weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | website = | country = United States | sport = Taekwondo | event = Lightweight | collegeteam = | club = U.S. Army | team = | turnedpro = | coach = Patrice Remarck<ref name=team>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141019073244/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-taekwondo/athletes/Terrence-Jennings Terrence Jennings]. teamusa.org</ref> | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze| 2012 London | 68 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze| 2011 Guadalajara | 68 kg}} }}

'''Terrence Jennings''' (born July 28, 1986) is an American taekwondo practitioner. He began competing internationally in 2003 and qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.<ref>[http://en.mastaekwondo.com/2012/03/interview-with-juan-moreno-and-terrence-jennings/ Interview with Juan Moreno and Terrence Jennings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515053739/http://en.mastaekwondo.com/2012/03/interview-with-juan-moreno-and-terrence-jennings/ |date=May 15, 2012 }}. En.mastaekwondo.com (March 2012). Retrieved on February 11, 2018.</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-oly-taek-tkm68k-tkm068251l6e8j9hy1-20120809,0,7821539.story Olympics-Men's taekwondo featherweight 58-68kg bronze medal results]. Reuters via Chicago Tribune (August 9, 2012). Retrieved on 2018-02-11.</ref>

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