| Terese Terranova | |
| Sport: | Para table tennis |
| Disability: | Paraplegia |
| Disability Class: | C4 |
| Club: | Broward Table Tennis Club |
| Birth Date: | May 21, 1947 |
| Birth Place: | North Bergen, New Jersey |
| Residence: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Terese Terranova (born May 21, 1947) is a retired American para table tennis player. She became disabled after being involved in a car accident where she was crushed against a concrete wall by a car and resulted in her back being broken in five separate places.[1] [2]
Born in North Bergen, New Jersey, Terranova was raised in Northvale, New Jersey, where she attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan.[1] Terranova has participated in four Paralympic Games and has won team titles along with Jennifer Johnson in both world, Paralympic and Parapan events.[3] [4] She returned to competition in 2019 to participate in the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima, Peru where she failed to advance into the later stages of the competition.[5]