About Roderick Townsend-Roberts
Born 1992. Roderick Townsend-Roberts is an American paralympic athlete.
Career He won the long jump and high jump events at the 2016 Rio Paralympics
Townsend-Roberts sustained permanent nerve damage to his right arm and shoulder at birth. He played football for two years at 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.
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Who is Roderick Townsend-Roberts?
American Paralympic athlete
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Roderick Townsend-Roberts was born on 1 July 1992 in Stockton.
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Roderick Townsend-Roberts is a paralympic athlete.
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