Home (City, State): Port Chester, New York
Birthdate: October 25
Class: 4
Coach(es): Rawle Alleyne & PieZhen Shao
Handed: Right
Grip: Shakehand
Club Affiliation: Westchester Table Tennis Center and Burke Table Tennis Club

SPORTS/OTHER INVOLVEMENTS:

Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Westchester Independent Living Center
Member of Wheelchair Sports USA Sports Technical Committee
Tri-State wheelchair Athletic Association – Board Member
USATT Club Umpire certified
2008 Alternate Athlete Services Coordinator for Beijing Paralympics
2008 Table Tennis Coordinator, National Junior Disabled Championships, Rutgers, New Jersey
Member of Chicago 2016 Circle of Olympians and Paralympians
Organize and Managed 2005, 2006 and 2007 U.S. Paralympics Open International Table Tennis Championships
2003-2008 Co-Chair, USA Table Tennis Disabled Players Committee
President of the American Wheelchair Table Tennis Association (AWTTA), 1988 to 2008
Organized and managed 2005, 2006 and 2007 US Paralympics Table Tennis Championships in Las Vegas and Chicago
Member of NYC 2012 Bid Committee Circle of Paralympians
President of the Burke Table Tennis Club, a USATT Affiliated Club
Member of U. S. Paralympics Sports Performance Team
Member of the Tri-State Wheelchair Athletic Association Board of Directors
Member of the United States International Teams - 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009,2010, 2011 and 2012
Member of Wheelchair Sports, USA since 1981
Member of Wheelchair Sports, USA International Games Preparation Committee
Organized and Coordinated National Table Tennis Championships 1990, 1991 and 1992
Charter Coordinator, first International Wheelchair Table Tennis Festival, Montclaire, New Jersey 1986
Organized and managed international teams to Austria and Argentina
Organized and managed goodwill trips to Shanghai, China and Kingston, Jamaica 1991 and 1994, respectively

TABLE TENNIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

International Achievements and Awards

2011 Milwaukee Open, – Silver with Beesho of Japan in Ladies Teams
2011 Copa Costa Rica, San Jose–Silver with Rena, Ireland in Ladies Teams
2010 Copa Costa Rica, San Jose – Vronze in Ladies Class 4-5 Teams
2009 Parapanam Games, Margarita Island, Venezuela – Ladies Class 4-5 Bronze Medalist
2006 US Paralympic Table Tennis Championships, Las Vegas – Ladies - Silver Open, silver Class and Gold Teams
2004 Paralympic Games, Athens (semi-retired after Athens)
2003 U.S. Paralympics Open, Colorado Springs - Silver in Ladies Class 5 Teams
2003 Mexican Open, Ecatepec, Mexico – Gold in Ladies Class 1-4 Singles
2001 Pan American Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina – Bronze in Ladies Class Singles and Open
1999 Pan American Games, Mexico City – Gold in Ladies Class Singles
1996 Atlanta Paralympics – Gold in Ladies Class Singles, Bronze in Teams
1995 Pan American Table Tennis Championships, Argentina – Gold in Ladies Class Singles and Open
1995 8^th International Table Tennis Tournament, Austria – Gold in Ladies Doubles, Class Singles and Open
1990 Pan American Wheelchair Championships, Venezuela – Gold in Ladies Class Singles , Open and Doubles
1988 Seoul Paralympics – Gold in Ladies Class 4 Teams and Ladies Singles Open, Silver in Ladies Class Singles
1987 World Championships – Silver in Women’s Class Singles and Teams
1984 Paralympic Games, Aylesbury, England – Silver in Ladies Class Singles and Teams

National Achievements and Awards

Over twenty National and Regional Table Tennis Championships

Numerous awards for Outstanding Performance in the Sport of Table Tennis

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS:

2012 USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame Inductee
2007 Inducted into Wheelchair Sports USA Hall of Fame
2006 Burke Wheelchair Games Outstanding Female Athlete
2003 Wheelchair Sports USA Athlete of the Year
1997 The Burke Hospital Award for Athletic Excellency
1996 Cover of Sports ‘N Spokes 1996 Atlanta Gold Medalist
1995 Women’s Sports Foundation National Commercial – appeared with Kristy Yamaguchi and others during SkateAmerica
1995 Appeared in Women’s Sport Foundation Brochure modeling specialized clothing
1995 Essence Magazine, January Issue “Women Achieving Goals”
1994 Recipient of Women’s Sports Foundation Grant for Travel and Training
1993 Wheelchair Sports, USA Athlete of the Year
1993 Appeared in commercial on National TV with Kristy Yamaguci for Women’s Sports Foundation
1993 Nominee for Franklin Delano Roosevelt Award
1984 First female representative to the East Coast All-Star Wheelchair Basketball Conference
1982 Recipient of the Martha Dilg Award for Athletic Excellency

SUMMARY:

Numerous gold, silver and bronze medals, award and trophies internationally and nationally since 1981. Numerous awards for outstanding performances in sports. Participated in many table tennis clinics and camps, videos, exhibitions and talks on disability awareness.

Competed for the Jamaican Paraplegic Team 1968-1980. Captained the Jamaican Basketball Team to silver medal performances at the 1971 Pan American Games held in Jamaica and 1972 Paralympic Games, Heidelberg, Germany.

Additional Information

Member of the Jamaican Paraplegic Team 1968-1980

1968 – Israel

1972 – Heidelberg, Germany – Silver medal, Women’s Basketball Team

1976 – Montreal (boycotted per Govt.) – Too bad; we were ready to capture the gold in Women’s basketball

1980 – Holland (Russia did not host Paralympics)

Medals in Paralympics –

1972 – Silver in Women’s Basket ball

1984 – 2 silver in Table Tennis

1988 – Gold in Open Championship, Gold in Team Event and silver in Class Singles in Table Tennis. The Team members comprised of Jackie DiLorenzo, Terese Terranova and Jennifer Johnson.

1996– Gold in Women’s Class singles and bronze in Teams. Team members comprised of Terese Terranova and Jennifer Johnson

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