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{{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 | [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's long jump#T47|Long jump T47]] }}

{{MedalCompetition | [[IPCWorld 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]] }}

{{MedalGold|[[2017 World Para Athletics Championships|2017 London]]|[[2017 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's high jump|High jump T47]]}}

{{MedalGold|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships|2019 Dubai]]|[[2019 World Para Athletics Championships – Men's high jump|High jump T47]]}}

{{MedalSilver MedalGold| [[20152023 IPCWorld Para Athletics World Championships|20152023 DohaParis]] | [[20152023 IPCWorld Para Athletics World Championships – Men's longhigh jump|LongHigh jump T47]] }}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Doha | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's long jump|2015Long Dohajump T47]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Doha | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's triple jump|Triple jump T47]] }}

{{MedalSilver | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships|2015 Doha]] | [[2015 IPC Athletics World Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay|4×100 m T42-47]] }}

{{MedalCompetition | [[Parapan American Games]] }}

{{MedalGold | [[2015 Parapan American Games|2015 Toronto]] | High jump T42/44/47}}

{{MedalGold | [[2015 Parapan American Games|2015 Toronto]] | Long jump T47}}

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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>[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2021/August/29/Roderick-Townsend-Sets-Another-World-Record-While-Daniel-Romanchuck-Grabs-Gold RODERICK TOWNSEND SETS ANOTHER WORLD RECORD WHILE DANIEL ROMANCHUCK GRABS GOLD] [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|Team USA]]</ref><ref>[https://www.teamusa.org/News/2021/August/31/Roderick-Townsend-Jumps-To-A-New-Personal-Best-And-Lands-The-Silver-In-Mens-Long-Jump RODERICK TOWNSEND JUMPS TO A NEW PERSONAL BEST AND LANDS THE SILVER IN MEN’S LONG JUMP] [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|Team USA]]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0wwH7n0xdw Roderick Townsend sets high jump WORLD RECORD en route to Paralympic gold | NBC Sports] [[NBC Sports]]</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>[https://www.tfrrs.org/results/62078/3792815/Mt_SAC_Relays/ 2019 Mt. SAC Relays results] TFRRS</ref>

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/>

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[[Category:Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships]]

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[[Category:Track and field athletes from California]]