birth_place headercolor name birth_date article_title education birth_name
west monroe , louisiana lightsteelblue roderick green march 16 , 1979 roderick green -lrb- athlete -rrb-
 oklahoma christian university -lrb- ' 02 -rrb- roderick dal-juan green
roderick green -lrb- athlete -rrb-

roderick green -lrb- born march 16 , 1979 in west monroe , louisiana -rrb- is a paralympic athlete from the united states competing mainly in category t44 sprint events .
roderick has competed in two paralympics , firstly in 2000 where he won a silver in the 200m and bronze in both the 400m and long jump but could not help the american t46 relay team to a medal .
his second games were in 2004 where despite competing in the 100m , long jump and shot putt he was unable to add to his tally of medals .
when green was born he had no right ankle or fibula ; his leg was amputated below the knee at age 2 .
in 1997 he graduated from west monroe high school in west monroe , louisiana .
he then attended oklahoma christian university where he played basketball and in 2002 earned his degree in physical education and nutrition .
