Roderick Townsend-Roberts (born July 1, 1992) is an American Paralympic athlete. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics he set a high jump world record (2.15 m) and won gold in high jump, silver in long jump.[2][3][4]
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| Born | July 1, 1992 Stockton, California, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T46/47/F46/47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint, long jump, high jump, triple jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe won the long jump and high jump events at the 2016 Rio Paralympics[5] and 2015 Parapan American Games. In 2015 he set two world records (2.07 and 2.12 m) and won the world title in the high jump in his disability class.[6] Townsend-Roberts cleared 2.14 m (7 ft 1⁄4 in) at the 2019 Mt. SAC Relays to take his world record over 7 feet.[7]
Townsend-Roberts sustained permanent nerve damage to his right arm and shoulder at birth.[8] He played football for two years at Lincoln High School in Stockton, California, and served as the team captain in 2009. He has a degree in communications from Boise State University and used to work as an athletics coach at Northern Arizona University. He currently lives in Kentucky with his wife Tynita Butts.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Roderick Townsend". teamusa.com. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015.
- ^ "RODERICK TOWNSEND SETS ANOTHER WORLD RECORD WHILE DANIEL ROMANCHUCK GRABS GOLD". teamusa.com. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "RODERICK TOWNSEND JUMPS TO A NEW PERSONAL BEST AND LANDS THE SILVER IN MEN'S LONG JUMP". teamusa.com. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 23, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
- ^ "Roderick Townsend sets high jump WORLD RECORD en route to Paralympic gold". youtube.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Roderick Townsend-Roberts". rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Roderick Townsend-Roberts". toronto2015.org. 2015 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015.
- ^ "2019 Mt. SAC Relays results". TFRRS. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "5 Facts: USA's Roderick Townsend-Roberts". Paralympic.org. July 6, 2017. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
External links
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Media related to Roderick Townsend-Roberts at Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick Townsend-Roberts at Team USA (archived)
- Roderick Townsend-Roberts at the International Paralympic Committee
- Roderick Townsend-Roberts at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)