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'''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]] |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]] |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 |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>

'''Roderick Townsend-Roberts''' (born July 1, 1992) is an American Paralympic athlete. 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>https://www.tfrrs.org/results/62078/3792815/Mt_SAC_Relays/</ref>

==Career==

Roderick Townsend-Roberts was born to 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 currently works as an athletics coach at [[Northern Arizona University]].<ref name=bio/>

'''Roderick Townsend-Roberts''' (born July 1, 1992) is an American Paralympic athlete. 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 |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-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901090628/https://www.paralympic.org/news/5-facts-usa-s-roderick-townsend-roberts |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 ==

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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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