Roderick Townsend-Roberts
 Townsend-Roberts at the 2015 Parapan American Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1, 1992 Stockton, California, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)[1] |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T46/47/F46/47 |
| Event(s) | Sprint, long jump, high jump, triple jump |
Medal record | |
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[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Roderick Townsend. teamusa.org
- ^ Roderick Townsend-Roberts. rio2016.com
- ^ Roderick Townsend-Roberts. toronto2015.org
- ^ https://www.tfrrs.org/results/62078/3792815/Mt_SAC_Relays/
- 1992 births
- Living people
- American male sprinters
- American male long jumpers
- American male high jumpers
- Paralympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- World Para Athletics Championships winners