Terrence Jennings

Terrence Jennings ( born July 28, 1986 in Alexandria ) is an American Taekwondo. It starts in the weight category up to 68 kilograms.

Jennings has been increasing since 2003 in international competitions and collected at continental championships initial experience. Between 2007 and 2009 he studied in his hometown at Northern Virginia Community College and achieved a number of successes at college championships. The breakthrough in the international top he finally succeeded in 2011. At the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, he won his first bronze medal at major championships. In Gyeongju, he also played his first World Cup, but resigned in his opening fight of. Success, however, was the American Olympic qualifying tournament in Santiago de Querétaro. Jennings won the decisive battle for third place and qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, after he had already been crew internally enforced in advance against Mark Lopez.

In London, Jennings was subject directly in the preliminary round to the later Olympic champion Servet Tazegül. In the repechage, he sat down against the Ukrainians Hryhory Chusarow by two to three points. Therefore, he was allowed to compete in the battle for the bronze medal against Brazilian Diogo da Silva. He beat him with five to eight points and thus won the bronze medal.