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Line 2: {{Use mdy dates\|date=October 2016}} {{Infobox sportsperson \| headercolor = \| name = \| image = Roderick Townsend-Roberts 2015.jpg \| image_size = \| caption = Townsend-Roberts at the 2015 Parapan American Games \| birth_name = \| fullname = \| nickname = \| nationality = \| residence = \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1992\|7\|1}} \| birth_place = [[Stockton, California]], U.S.<ref name=bio/> \| death_date = \| death_place = \| height = 6 ft 7 in<ref name=bio/> \| weight = 210 lb \| website = <!-- {{URL\|www.example.com}} !--> \| country = \| sport = [[Paralympic athletics]] \| event = Sprint, [[long jump]], [[high jump]], [[triple jump]] \| collegeteam = \| club = \| team = \| turnedpro = \| disability_class = [[T46 (classification)\|T46/47/F46/47]] \| coach = \| retired = \| coaching = \| worlds = \| ~~worlds~~ regionals = \| ~~regionals~~ nationals = \| ~~nationals~~ olympics = \| ~~olympics~~ paralympics = \| ~~paralympics~~ highestranking = \| ~~highestranking~~ pb = \| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry \| the {{USA}} }}▼ ~~\| pb =~~ ~~\| medaltemplates =~~ ▲{{MedalCountry \| the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition \| [[Paralympic Games]] }} {{MedalGold \| [[2016 Summer Paralympics\|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] \| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's long jump#T47\|Long jump T47]] }} {{MedalGold \| [[2016 Summer Paralympics\|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] \| [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's high jump#T47\|High jump T47]] }} {{MedalGold \| [[2020 Summer Paralympics\|2020 Tokyo]] \| [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's high jump#T47\|High jump T47]] }} {{~~MedalSilver~~MedalGold \| ~~2020~~[[2024 Summer Paralympics\|2024 ~~Tokyo~~Paris]] \| [[Athletics at the ~~2020~~2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's ~~long~~high jump#T47\|~~Long~~High jump T47]] }} {{MedalSilver \| [[2020 Summer Paralympics\|2020 Tokyo]] \| [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's long jump#T47\|Long jump T47]] }} {{MedalCompetition \| [[World Para Athletics Championships\|World Championships]] }} {{MedalGold \| [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships\|2015 Doha]] \| [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's high jump\|High jump T47]] }} Line 49: {{MedalGold\|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships\|2019 Dubai]]\|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's high jump\|High jump T47]]}} {{MedalGold\|[[2023 World Para Athletics Championships\|2023 Paris]]\|[[2023 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's high jump\|High jump T47]]}} {{MedalGold\|[[2024 World Para Athletics Championships\|2024 Kobe]]\|[[2024 World Para Athletics Championships\|High jump T47]]}} {{MedalSilver \| 2015 Doha \| [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's long jump\|Long jump T47]] }} {{MedalSilver \| 2015 Doha \| [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's triple jump\|Triple jump T47]] }} Line 58 ⟶ 59: }} '''Roderick Townsend-Roberts''' (born July 1, 1992) is an American Paralympic athlete. At the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]] 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.com/news/2021/august/29/roderick-townsend-sets-another-world-record-while-daniel-romanchuck-grabs-gold \|title=RODERICK TOWNSEND SETS ANOTHER WORLD RECORD WHILE DANIEL ROMANCHUCK GRABS GOLD] \|website=teamusa.com \|publisher=[[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee~~\|Team USA~~]] \|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.com/news/2021/august/31/roderick-townsend-jumps-to-a-new-personal-best-and-lands-the-silver-in-mens-long-jump \|title=RODERICK TOWNSEND JUMPS TO A NEW PERSONAL BEST AND LANDS THE SILVER IN MEN’S LONG JUMP] \|website=teamusa.com \|publisher=[[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee~~\|Team USA~~]] \|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]] \|access-date=August 31, 2021 \|archive-date=August 31, 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831223300/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0wwH7n0xdw \|url-status=live }}</ref> ==Career== 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> 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-~~09-01~~date=September 1, 2021 \|~~website~~archive-url=~~Paralympic~~https://web.archive.org/web/20210901090628/https://www.paralympic.org/news/5-facts-usa-s-roderick-townsend-roberts \|~~language=en~~url-USstatus=live }}</ref> ~~His parents are Jason and Mary Holloway. He has four younger siblings, Edell Storey, Jason Holloway, Amaury Holloway, and Farrah Washington.~~ He played football for two years at [[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]] with his wife [[Tynita Butts]].<ref name=bio/> == References == {{Reflist\|refs= <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 ~~Roderick~~\|archive-date=August ~~Townsend].~~23, ~~teamusa.org~~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/~~20150827200104~~20150823200104/http://results.toronto2015.org/PRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10205251-townsend-roberts-dion.htm ~~Roderick Townsend~~\|archive-~~Roberts].~~date=August ~~toronto2015.org~~23, 2015}}</ref> }} Line 76 ⟶ 77: * {{USOPC\|TO/Roderick-Townsend\|Roderick Townsend-Roberts}} * {{IPC\|id=roderick-townsend-roberts\|id2=1419990\|name=Roderick Townsend-Roberts}} * [https://www.paralympic.org/tokyo-2020/athletes?individualId=f6712ec7-9acf-37b7-82f3-47360ae21301 name=Roderick Townsend at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website]{{dead link\|date=January 2024}} {{authority control}} Line 99: [[Category:Boise State Broncos men's track and field athletes]] [[Category:Northern Arizona Lumberjacks coaches]] [[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]] [[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]