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'''Roderick Townsend-Roberts''' (born July 1, 1992) is an American Paralympic athlete. InAt the [[2020 Summer Paralympics|Tokyo]] 2021, he set a [[List of IPC world records in athletics#High jump|high jump world record (2.15 m)]] and won gold in high jump, silver in long jump.<ref>[{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.orgcom/Newsnews/2021/Augustaugust/29/Roderickroderick-Townsendtownsend-Setssets-Anotheranother-Worldworld-Recordrecord-Whilewhile-Danieldaniel-Romanchuckromanchuck-Grabsgrabs-Goldgold |title=RODERICK TOWNSEND SETS ANOTHER WORLD RECORD WHILE DANIEL ROMANCHUCK GRABS GOLD] |website=teamusa.com |publisher=[[TeamUnited States Olympic & Paralympic USACommittee]] |access-date=September 18, 2023 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923060920/https://www.teamusa.com/news/2021/august/29/roderick-townsend-sets-another-world-record-while-daniel-romanchuck-grabs-gold |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.orgcom/Newsnews/2021/Augustaugust/31/Roderickroderick-Townsendtownsend-Jumpsjumps-Toto-Aa-Newnew-Personalpersonal-Bestbest-Andand-Landslands-Thethe-Silversilver-Inin-Mensmens-Longlong-Jumpjump |title=RODERICK TOWNSEND JUMPS TO A NEW PERSONAL BEST AND LANDS THE SILVER IN MEN’S LONG JUMP] |website=teamusa.com |publisher=[[TeamUnited States Olympic & Paralympic USACommittee]] |access-date=September 18, 2023 |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923060858/https://www.teamusa.com/news/2021/august/31/roderick-townsend-jumps-to-a-new-personal-best-and-lands-the-silver-in-mens-long-jump |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0wwH7n0xdw |title=Roderick Townsend sets high jump WORLD RECORD en route to Paralympic gold |website=youtube.com NBC Sports] |publisher=[[NBC Sports]]</ref> He won the long jump and high jump events at the 2016 Rio Paralympics<ref name|access-date=rio/>August and31, 20152021 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.<ref name|archive-date=bio2/>August 31, Townsend-Roberts2021 cleared {{T&Fcalc|2.14}} at the 2019 [[Mt. SAC Relays]] to take his world record over 7 feet.<ref>[archive-url=https://wwwweb.tfrrsarchive.org/resultsweb/6207820210831223300/3792815https:/Mt_SAC_Relays/ 2019 Mtwww.youtube.com/watch?v=c0wwH7n0xdw SAC|url-status=live Relays results] TFRRS}}</ref>

==Career==

Roderick Townsend-Roberts sustained permanent nerve damage to his right arm and shoulder at birth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-06 |title=5 Facts: USA’s Roderick Townsend-Roberts |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/5-facts-usa-s-roderick-townsend-roberts |access-date=2021-09-01 |website=Paralympic.org |language=en-US}}</ref> His parents are Jason and Mary Holloway. He has four younger siblings, Edell Storey, Jason Holloway, Amaury Holloway, and Farrah Washington. He played American football for two years at the [[Lincoln High School (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]] at the moment with his wife [[Tynita Butts]]. <ref name=bio/>

He won the long jump and high jump events at the 2016 Rio Paralympics<ref name=rio/> 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.<ref name=bio2/> Townsend-Roberts cleared {{T&Fcalc|2.14}} at the 2019 [[Mt. SAC Relays]] to take his world record over 7 feet.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/62078/3792815/Mt_SAC_Relays/ |title=2019 Mt. SAC Relays results |publisher=TFRRS |access-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704044817/https://www.tfrrs.org/results/62078/3792815/Mt_SAC_Relays/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Roderick Townsend-Roberts sustained permanent nerve damage to his right arm and shoulder at birth.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2017-07-06 |title=5 Facts: USA’s Roderick Townsend-Roberts |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/5-facts-usa-s-roderick-townsend-roberts |website=Paralympic.org |access-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-09-01date=September 1, 2021 |websitearchive-url=Paralympichttps://web.archive.org/web/20210901090628/https://www.paralympic.org/news/5-facts-usa-s-roderick-townsend-roberts |languageurl-status=en-USlive }}</ref> His parents are Jason and Mary Holloway. He has four younger siblings, Edell Storey, Jason Holloway, Amaury Holloway, and Farrah Washington. He played American football for two years at the [[Lincoln High School (Stockton, California)|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]] at the moment with his wife [[Tynita Butts]]. <ref name=bio/>

== References ==

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<ref name=rio>[{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/roderick-townsend-roberts |title=Roderick Townsend-Roberts] |website=rio2016.com |publisher=[[Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |access-date=October 25, 2016 |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024153009/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/roderick-townsend-roberts |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=bio>[{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Roderick-Townsend |title=Roderick Townsend] |website=teamusa.com |publisher=[[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823070002/http://www.teamusa.org/para-track-and-field/athletes/Roderick-Townsend |archive-date=August 23, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name=bio2>{{cite web |url=http://results.toronto2015.org/PRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10205251-townsend-roberts-dion.htm |title=Roderick Townsend-Roberts |website=toronto2015.org |publisher=[[2015 Parapan American Games]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2015082720010420150823200104/http://results.toronto2015.org/PRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10205251-townsend-roberts-dion.htm Roderick Townsend|archive-Roberts].date=August toronto2015.org23, 2015}}</ref>

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