Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Carl Terence "Terry"•White |
Used name | Terry•White |
Born | 15 October 1955 in Peru, Vermont (USA) |
Measurements | 175 cm / 74 kg |
Affiliations | Middlebury College Panthers, Middlebury (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Terry White attended the Holderness School in New Hampshire, where he competed in soccer (football), skiing, and lacrosse. He was on the ski team at Middlebury College from 1975-77, where he earned his degree in economic geography. White competed in flatwater kayaking at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, just missing a medal in K2-1,000 when he finished fourth with Terry Kent. White won a gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games in the K4 event. He placed second in a Survival of the Fittest contest on NBC’s Sportsworld. While competing in the Olympics, White worked as a land surveyor and coached skiing at the Bromley Outing Club in Peru, Vermont.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1984 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | USA | Terry White | |||
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | 4 h1 r3/4 | |||||
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | Terry Kent | 4 | ||||
1988 Summer Olympics | Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) | USA | Terry White | |||
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Men (Olympic) | Terry Kent | 8 | ||||
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic) | United States | 5 h1 r3/4 |