Terrence Agard

Terrence Agard
Terrence Agard in 2016
Personal information
Born (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34)
Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubHaag Atletiek
Coached byRana Reider[1]
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking48 (400m)
1140 (Overall)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Belgrade 4×400 m relay

Terrence Agard (born 16 April 1990 in Willemstad) is a Dutch sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.[3] He represented the Netherlands Antilles until the dissolution of that country in 2010.

In September 2015, he had a car crash while riding with fellow sprinters, Churandy Martina and Hensley Paulina, which left Agard with a broken vertebra in his neck.[4] He returned to competition in April 2016.[1]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Netherlands Antilles
2006 CARIFTA Games (U17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 10th (h) 800 m 2:06.81
12th (h) 1500 m 4:44.04
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 10th (h) 400 m 50.05
9th 800 m 2:07.88
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 38th (h) 400 m 49.99
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 10th (h) 400 m 48.57
6th 800 m 1:56.07
NACAC U23 Championships Toluca, Mexico 17th (h) 200 m 22.90
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 5th 4 × 100 m relay 41.16
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:17.46
Central American and Caribbean Champions Havana, Cuba 8th 4 × 100 m relay 40.44
Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 13th (h) 400 m 48.31
2010 South American Games Medellín, Colombia 4th 400 m 47.47
Representing the  Netherlands
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 11th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.93
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 19th (h) 400 m 47.59
IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas – 4 × 400 m relay DNF
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.52
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia – 400 m DNF
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 5th (B) 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.15
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.18
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.90
World Championships Eugene, United States 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.14
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.40
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.25
European Championships Rome, Italy 9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.50

Personal bests

[5] Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ a b c Stouwdam, Henk (28 February 2017). "His doctor never thought he would run again" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. ^ "European Athletics - Athlete: Terrence Agard". european-athletics.org. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. ^ Terrence Agard at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Giustiniano, Paolo (21 September 2015). "NEWS: Churandy Martina and other two Dutch athletes collided with a truck on the highway". Track Arena. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Profile of Terrence AGARD". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.


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