Terence Anderson (sport shooter)
Terence "Terry" M. Anderson is a retired Australian-born American sports shooter who specialized in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event. He won the national championships in Australia in 1969 and 1971, in New Zealand in 1971–1973 and in the United States in 1975, 1977, 1979, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000. Internationally he won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1972 Asian Championships. Won two gold medals setting the Hemisphere record at the 1977 Championships of the Americas. Pan Am Games silver medal at the 1979 Pan Am Games, two gold medals, the Pan Am and world record at the 1983 Pan Am Games and four gold medals at the 1995 Pan American Games. He was selected to the 1980 Olympic team, but missed the games due to their boycott by the United States and selected to the 1996 Olympic Team in Atlanta.
Anderson was born in Sydney, Australia, where his grandfather, Ted Theodore served as the Australian federal treasurer and deputy prime minister. He immigrated to the U.S. in April 1973 and became an American citizen in May 1974. He coached several Olympic teams, including the Brazilian, Canadian and Israel national teams in 1974–1978. Served as the U.S. Olympic Shooting Team 1980–1983. While studying at the University of New Orleans he married a fellow student Marylynn. They later moved to Dallas. He started pistol training at age 19 with his brother Tony, who was a member of the Australian Olympic team.
