Terrence Paul

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Terrence "Terry" Michael Paul (born September 14, 1964 in Oakville , Ontario ) is a former Canadian rower and later a rowing coach.

Terrence Paul began his sporting career in basketball, because of his height he switched to rowing as a helmsman in 1979 . From 1983 he was a helmsman in the team at Brock University . In 1986, he steered the boat of Robert Marland and Raymond Collier at the World Championships in the coxed pair to eighth place. The following year, Brian Saunderson , John Houlding , Robert Marland and Harold Backer and Terrence Paul took fourth place in the four with helmsman at the 1987 World Championships in Copenhagen. In this line-up, the four-man also won the bronze medal at the Summer Universiade in 1987. At the 1988 Olympic Games , the four-man came ninth in the same line-up. In 1989 the Canadian four was reassembled. At the 1989 World Championships , Darren Barber , Darby Berkhout , Andy Crosby , Bruce Robertson and Terrence Paul rowed to tenth place. In 1990 four members of this crew switched to the Canadian eight . At the 1990 World Championships , the Germany eight won ahead of the Canadian eight in the line-up Darren Barber, Andy Crosby, Robert Marland, Derek Porter , Michael Rascher , Bruce Robertson, Brian Saunderson, John Wallace and Terrence Paul. The Germans also won the 1991 World Championships ahead of the Canadians, in which Don Telfer was in the boat for Brian Saunderson. At the 1992 Olympic Regatta in Barcelona, ​​the Canadian eighth competed with Michael Forgeron for Don Telfer. The Canadians won the first heat and finished second behind the Romanians in the first semi-final. In the final, the Canadians won with fourteen hundredths of a second ahead of the Romanians, the Germany eighth received the bronze medal.

The 1.65 m tall Terrence Paul started a coaching career after his active sporting career. He started at Cornell University and later served as national coach in Canada and Switzerland.

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SURNAME Paul, Terrence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paul, Terrence Michael (full name); Paul, Terry (short name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian rower
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Oakville