Terrence Agard (born 16 April 1990 in Willemstad) is a Dutch sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He represented the Netherlands Antilles until the dissolution of that country in 2010.
Career In September 2015, he had a car crash while riding with fellow sprinters, Churandy Martina and Hensley Paulina, which left Agard with a broken vertebra in his neck. He returned to competition in April 2016.
Agard was part of the Dutch team which won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
At the 2026 European Championships, he was a member of the Netherlands teams which won bronze medals in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay and mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.
Personal life He is engaged to Lieke Klaver.
International competitions Representing the 2006CARIFTA Games (U17)Les Abymes, Guadeloupe10th (h)800 m2:06.8112th (h)1500 m4:44.042007CARIFTA Games (U20)Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands10th (h)400 m50.059th800 m2:07.88World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic38th (h)400 m49.992008CARIFTA Games (U20)Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis10th (h)400 m48.576th800 m1:56.07NACAC U23 ChampionshipsToluca, Mexico17th (h)200 m22.902009CARIFTA Games (U20)Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia5th4 × 100 m relay41.165th4 × 400 m relay3:17.46Central American and Caribbean ChampionsHavana, Cuba8th4 × 100 m relay40.44Pan American Junior ChampionshipsPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago13th (h)400 m48.312010South American GamesMedellín, Colombia4th400 m47.47Representing the 2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland11th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:05.932015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic19th (h)400 m47.59IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas –4 × 400 m relayDNF2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands7th4 × 400 m relay3:04.522017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia –400 mDNF2019World RelaysYokohama, Japan5th (B)4 × 400 m relay3:05.152021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan2nd4 × 400 m relay2:57.182022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rd4 × 400 m relay3:06.90World ChampionshipsEugene, United States9th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:03.142023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary6th4 × 400 m relay3:00.402024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom3rd4 × 400 m relay3:04.25European ChampionshipsRome, Italy9th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:03.502025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th4 × 400 m relay3:04.842026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom3rd4 × 400 m mixed3:10.773rd4 × 400 m relay2:59.49
Personal bests
Outdoor 200 metres – 20.78 (-0.2 m/s, St-Martin 2015) 400 metres – 45.61 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2019) Indoor 400 metres – 46.77 (Apeldoorn 2015)
References
External links
Terrence Agard at Atletiek.nl (archived)