Terri Dendy

USAWomen

Birth dateMay 8, 1965

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Terri Dendy is a United States sprinter, born on May 8, 1965. She competes primarily in the 100m, 200m and 400m.

Her personal bests include 11.81 in the 100m, 23.02 in the 200m, 51.45 in the 400m, 2:16.25 in the 800m and 3:24.08 in the 4x400m. She has earned 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.

Key facts

400 m

51.45

#633 all-time

200 m

23.02

2000 season best

54.97

Jul 9, 2000 · New London, CT (USA)

2000 season best

Medals

World Championships: 1 gold

Age

61 years old

As of Oct 4, 2026: 400 m 51.45 (#633 all-time), 200 m 23.02, 2000 season best 54.97 (Jul 9, 2000, New London, CT (USA)) · World Championships: 1 gold · 61 years old

Personal bests

11.81

23.02

51.45

2:16.25

4x400m

3:24.08

4x400Metrei

3:29.00

60mi

7.62

60m

7.62

400m-short-tracki

52.57

400m-short-track

53.76

200m-short-tracki

23.75

200m-short-track

23.92

500Metresi

1:11.45

500m-short-track

1:11.45

500m-short-tracki

1:11.45

4x200Metre

1:33.24

4x200Metrei

1:33.24

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
World Championships	1	-	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2000	200m	24.65	-0.6	May 6, 2000	↓	Fairfax, VA (USA)
2000	400m	54.97	-	Jul 9, 2000	↓	New London, CT (USA)
1999	60mi	7.62	-	Jan 15, 1999	→	New York, NY (USA) (i)
1999	60m	7.62	-	Jan 15, 1999	→	-
1999	200m-short-tracki	23.92	-	Feb 13, 1999	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1999	200m-short-track	23.92	-	Feb 13, 1999	↑	-
1999	200mi	23.92	-	Feb 13, 1999	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1999	400m-short-tracki	54.02	-	Jan 23, 1999	↓	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
1999	400m-short-track	54.02	-	Jan 23, 1999	↓	-
1999	400m	54.36	-	Apr 18, 1999	↓	-
1999	400mi	54.36	-	Apr 18, 1999	↓	Blacksburg, VA (USA) (i)
1999	800m	2:16.25	-	Apr 10, 1999	-	Tempe, AZ (USA)
1998	100m	12.29	-5.0	May 25, 1998	↓	Nanaimo (CAN)
1998	200m	23.59	+2.8	Apr 19, 1998	↓	Raleigh, NC (USA)
1998	400m	52.89	-	May 23, 1998	↓	Richmond (CAN)
1998	400m-short-tracki	53.66	-	Feb 28, 1998	↓	USA Indoor Championships
1998	400m-short-track	53.76	-	Feb 27, 1998	↓	-
1997	100m	11.90	-1.2	Apr 5, 1997	↓	Williamsburg, VA (USA)
1997	200m	23.53	+2.7	Jun 15, 1997	↓	US Championships
1997	200m-short-tracki	24.21	-	Feb 16, 1997	↑	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1997	200m-short-track	24.21	-	Feb 16, 1997	↑	-
1997	400m	53.52	-	Apr 20, 1997	↓	Walnut, CA (USA)
1997	400m-short-track	55.22	-	Jan 31, 1997	↓	-
1997	400m-short-tracki	55.22	-	Jan 31, 1997	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1996	400m	52.68	-	Jul 15, 1996	↓	Nassau (BAH)
1996	400m-short-track	54.90	-	Jan 26, 1996	↓	-
1996	400m-short-tracki	54.90	-	Jan 26, 1996	↓	Boston, MA (USA) (i)
1994	400m	54.74	-	May 22, 1994	↓	New York, NY (USA)
1994	4x200Metre	1:33.24	-	Feb 12, 1994	→	-
1994	4x200Metrei	1:33.24	-	Feb 12, 1994	→	Glasgow (GBR) (i)
1993	200m	23.02	-	May 26, 1993	↓	Chapel Hill, NC (USA)
1993	400m	52.99	-	Aug 29, 1993	↓	Sheffield (GBR)
1993	4x400m	3:24.08	-	Aug 21, 1993	↑	IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
1993	4x400Metrei	3:32.50	-	Mar 13, 1993	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
1992	4x400m	3:33.43	-	Sep 25, 1992	↑	La Habana IAAF World Cup
1991	4x400Metrei	3:29.00	-	Mar 10, 1991	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships
1989	100m	11.81	-1.1	Aug 16, 1989	↓	Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)
1989	200mi	23.75	-	Mar 4, 1989	↓	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Budapest Sportcsarnok, Budapest (i)
1989	200m-short-tracki	23.75	-	Mar 4, 1989	↑	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Budapest Sportcsarnok, Budapest (i)
1989	400m	51.62	-	Jun 13, 1989	↓	Houston, TX (USA)
1989	4x400m	3:27.29	-	Sep 8, 1989	↑	Barcelona IAAF World Cup
1988	200m	23.39	+0.0	Aug 17, 1988	↓	Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI)
1988	200m-short-tracki	23.93	-	Feb 26, 1988	↑	USA Indoor Championships
1988	400m	51.45	-	Aug 21, 1988	↓	Köln (GER)
1988	400m-short-tracki	52.57	-	Mar 12, 1988	↓	NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships
1987	400m	52.8h	-	Mar 28, 1987	↓	Raleigh, NC (USA)
1986	500Metresi	1:11.45	-	Feb 16, 1986	-	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
1986	500m-short-tracki	1:11.45	-	Feb 16, 1986	→	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
1986	500m-short-track	1:11.45	-	Feb 16, 1986	→	-

2000

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	54.97	-	Jul 9	New London USATF Connecticut Ch., New London, CT
200m	24.65	-0.6	May 6	Fairfax George Mason Invitational, Fairfax, VA
200m	25.68	+0.0	Apr 16	Walnut Mt. SAC Relays University Open, Walnut, CA
200m	25.45	+0.0	Apr 1	Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC

1999

11 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	55.10	-	Jun 24	USA Championships, Eugene, OR
400m	54.36	-	Apr 18	Walnut Mt. SAC Relays Invitational, Walnut, CA
800m	2:16.25	-	Apr 10	Tempe Sun Angel Track Classic, Tempe, AZ
400m-short-track	55.03	-	Feb 26	USA Indoor Championships, Atlanta, GA (i)
200m-short-track	23.92	-	Feb 13	Boston, MA (i)
400m-short-track	54.30	-	Feb 13	Boston, MA (i)
200m-short-track	24.23	-	Feb 6	Fairfax Patriot Games, Fairfax, VA (i)
60m	7.63	-	Feb 6	Fairfax Patriot Games, Fairfax, VA (i)
60m	7.66	-	Feb 6	Fairfax Patriot Games, Fairfax, VA (i)
400m-short-track	54.02	-	Jan 23	Blacksburg Pepsi Invitational, Blacksburg, VA (i)
60m	7.62	-	Jan 15	New York, NY (i)

1998

13 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	53.61	-	Jun 20	US Championships, New Orleans, LA
400m	53.40	-	Jun 19	US Championships, New Orleans, LA
100m	12.29	-5.0	May 25	Nanaimo
400m	52.89	-	May 23	Richmond
400m	53.77	-	May 21	Victoria International, Victoria
400m	53.63	-	May 17	Vancouver Harry Jerome Classik, Vancouver
400m	54.80	-	May 9	Modesto Relays Open, Modesto, CA
200m	23.59	+2.8	Apr 19	Walnut Mt. SAC Relays Invitational, Walnut, CA
200m	24.1HT	+1.9	Apr 11	Norfolk, VA
200m	24.28	+0.3	Mar 28	Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC
400m	54.84	-	Mar 27	Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC
400m-short-tracki	53.66	-	Feb 28	USA Indoor Championships
400m-short-track	53.76	-	Feb 27	USA Indoor Championships, Atlanta, GA (i)

1997

9 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
200m	23.53	+2.7	Jun 15	US Championships
200m	23.76	-0.9	Jun 14	US Championships, Indianapolis, IN
400m	53.74	-	Jun 13	US Championships, Indianapolis, IN
400m	53.52	-	Jun 12	US Championships, Indianapolis, IN
400m	53.52	-	Apr 20	Walnut Mt. SAC Relays, Walnut, CA
100m	11.90	-1.2	Apr 5	Williamsburg Colonial Relays, Williamsburg, VA
400m	54.58	-	Mar 28	Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC
200m-short-track	24.21	-	Feb 16	Boston USATF Dual, Boston, MA (i)
400m-short-track	55.22	-	Jan 31	Boston Indoor Games, Boston, MA (i)

1996

3 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	52.68	-	Jul 15	Nassau
400m	53.48	-	Jun 8	Chapel Hill, NC
400m-short-track	54.90	-	Jan 26	Boston Indoor Games, Boston, MA (i)

1994

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	54.74	-	May 22	New York Games, New York, NY
4x200Metre	1:33.24	-	Feb 12	Glasgow (i)

1993

6 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	52.99	-	Aug 29	Sheffield
4x400m	3:24.08	-	Aug 21	IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
4x400m	3:24.08	-	Aug 14	IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
200m	23.02	-	May 26	Chapel Hill, NC
4x400Metrei	3:32.50	-	Mar 13	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
4x400Metrei	3:32.50	-	Mar 12	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)

1992

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x400m	3:33.43	-	Sep 25	La Habana IAAF World Cup

1991

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x400Metrei	3:29.00	-	Mar 10	IAAF World Indoor Championships

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Terri Dendy's 400 m personal best?

Terri Dendy's 400 m personal best is 51.45, set on Aug 21, 1988 in Köln (GER), #633 on the all-time list.

Which events does Terri Dendy compete in?

Terri Dendy competes in the 400 m and 200 m.

How did Terri Dendy perform in 2000?

2000 season best: 54.97, set on Jul 9, 2000 in New London, CT (USA).

How many medals has Terri Dendy won?

Terri Dendy has won 1 World Championships medal.

Terri Dendy

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1994

1993

1992

1991

Honours

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