Paul Anthony Terek

Terek, SASUKE 22

Biographical Info
Age	44

Paul Anthony Terek (ポール・アンソニー・テレック) is an American Olympic Decathlete. He advanced to Stage Three in his first SASUKE tournament, but hasn't cleared Stage One in his two subsequent attempts.

Due to his large size, Terek is able to overpower obstacles and use his height to his advantage. This was particularly evident in his first attempt in SASUKE 17. In the first stage he was able to jump to the top of the netting on the Jump Hang and finished the stage with 4.4 seconds left. In stage 2, he made up for time lost on the Spider Walk and finished the last three obstacles in under 20 seconds to clear the stage with 2.7 seconds left. However, in the Third Stage, his weight and size worked against him. He struggled through most of the obstacles and couldn't hold himself up on the Cliffhanger and ultimately failed there.

In SASUKE 19, he again showed great speed and he used his size to his advantage. Most notably, he was able to pole vault all the way to the other side on the Pole Maze. Because of this, the announcer gave him the nickname, "American Monster." However, his run ended when he couldn't get high enough onto the walls of the Jumping Spider.

Terek returned for SASUKE 22. Again, he showed great speed and beat the obstacle that defeated him in SASUKE 19, the Jumping Spider. He was able to advance all the way to a new Stage 1 obstacle, the Slider Jump. However, he couldn't hang on to the net and fell into the water. In his post-run interview he said, "It was good to get through the Spider Wall [Jumping Spider], but disappointed still, just disappointed."

Terek was invited back 9 months later for SASUKE 24. He was completely new to the first two obstacles, the Jyuindantobi and X-Bridge but blazed through them like many other competitors. Clearing the Jumping Spider for the second time he was slow on the Spider Walk portion of that obstacle. After clearing the Soritatsu Kabe in one shot, he faced the Slider Jump for a second time but hesitated and did not dismount the obstacle once the stick reached the end of the track. After hanging on this obstacle for loads of time, he tried to reach for the netting but lost his grip once he did. This ended popular belief that a tall competitor like Terek could reach the netting on the Slider Jump without dismounting the obstacle. SASUKE 24 was Terek's first tournament in which we did not hear him speak any words whatsoever.

Results

SASUKE	#	Result	Notes
17	86	Failed Cliff Hanger (Third Stage)
19	98	Failed Jumping Spider (First Stage)
22	98	Failed Slider Jump (First Stage)
24	82	Failed Slider Jump (First Stage)