(FOX40.COM) — Stockton native Roderick Townsend has completed a three-peat at the Paris Paralympic Games.
The 32-year-old won his third straight gold medal in the men’s high jump T47 after finishing first in the event in the 2020 Tokyo and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. He has also a silver medal in the long jump from the 2020 Paralympic Games.
•Video Above: Final Quarter feature on Roderick Townsend (from July 2024)
The Stockton native won the T47 high jump finals after clearing 6 feet and 11 1/2 inches. The T47 class is for athletes with an upper limb impairment, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement, according to the International Paralympic Committee.
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The Stockton native sustained permanent nerve damage to his right arm and shoulder at birth.
Townsend played football at Lincoln High School for two years and served as team captain for one of those seasons, according to his Team USA bio. After graduating from Lincoln, Townsend went on to compete for the track and field at Delta College and later transferring to Boise State University.