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TERESE TERRANOVA

Paralympic Gold Medalist and World Champion.
Tel. 954 695 3218
Class Hours: Monday - Sunday : 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Terese

Terranova

Ranked #1 in the World in 1987 and remained ranked in the top 3 in the World for the next 9 years. 


1986-87 World Wheelchair Champion in Singles, Doubles and Team Brisbane, Australia. Double Gold Medallist in 1988 Paralympics Seoul, Korea. Bronze Medallist in both 92’Barcelona and 96’ Atlanta Paralympics. Member of the 2000 Paralympic Team, where she got to the quarterfinals. 


Senior Women’s Champion US Open 1987. Coach Terranova has won numerous Wheelchair National Championships as well. She was the first US female International Umpire. 

She helped Mr. Prager develop Keith Alban, Randy Cohen, and many more. On her own she coached Ariel Montalvo 6 times Florida State Champion. Terese and Marty coach side by side developing there 40 plus students.  Over the years, they have developed both National and International Juniors and have coached Senior athletes to National titles as well. 

 

Terese was inducted into the "Broward Sports Hall of Fame" Class of 2012. This honor goes to major sports figures that not only has excelled in their respective sport but has given back so much to the community and the sport they represent.

 

With their new crop of juniors in 2013 Gal Gmach represented the US Juniors at the Macchabean Games in Israel and won a Bronze medal in the Team event. Dylita Maharaj participated in the Trinidad National Junior Championships. Dylita took 1st Under 15 in the National Festival and the Table Tennis Nationals. Shiva took 3rd in both events.

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