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21 Facts About Terin Humphrey

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Terin Humphrey competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she helped the United States team place second and won an individual silver medal on the uneven bars.

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Terin Humphrey was raised in Bates City, Missouri, and trained under coaches Al and Armine Fong at Great American Gymnastics Express, alongside Olympic teammate Courtney McCool.

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Terin Humphrey competed at the US Gymnastics Championships, finishing second in the all-around and third on floor exercise.

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In 2001, Terin Humphrey competed at the US Classic and the US Gymnastics Championships.

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Terin Humphrey competed in four national meets and five international meets, including the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

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In 2003, Terin Humphrey competed at the Pacific Challenge, winning team silver and individual vault silver.

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Terin Humphrey placed sixth in the all-around at US National Championships.

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Terin Humphrey competed at the World Championships and was a member of the first US women's team to win a World Championships gold medal.

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Terin Humphrey placed third at the 2004 US National Championships, improving on her sixth-place performance from the year before.

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At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Terin Humphrey competed on bars and balance beam in the team finals, scoring 9.587 and 9.487, respectively.

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Terin Humphrey helped the United States team win team silver.

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Terin Humphrey competed in the event finals on the uneven bars and won the silver medal with a score of 9.662.

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Terin Humphrey competed for the University of Alabama from 2005 to 2008.

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On March 18,2008, Terin Humphrey, who battled back problems during the 2008 season, announced her retirement from gymnastics.

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In May 2010, Terin Humphrey became a police officer in Raymore, Missouri.

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Terin Humphrey said that she had been interested in law enforcement since watching NYPD Blue as a child, and that she had considered law and forensics before settling on the police academy.

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Terin Humphrey left the police force four and a half years later.

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Terin Humphrey remains involved with USA Gymnastics, and was a member of the selection committee that chose the US women's teams for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

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Terin Humphrey became an athlete representative on USA Gymnastics' Athletes' Council in 2009.

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Terin Humphrey was removed from this position in May 2019, after posting a meme on Facebook that stated, "What champions consider coaching is what the entitled consider abuse," in the wake of the USA Gymnastics abuse scandal.

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Terin Humphrey has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.