Joe Townsend

Joe’s triathlon consisted of a 750m swim, A hand bike race which covered 20km, And then a wheelchair race for 5km grim: Joe collapsed on the Rio finish line fen. But he came sixth, a good Royal Marine, Stepped on an IED in Helmand in 2008, Both legs amputated, a chair did him fine, He’s the only w/c user with UKSCA gait. He first competed in Ironman UK triathlon, In 2011, and In the London Paralympics, He carried the Paralympic Flame icon, In the opening show, up in the air - antics. 2013 at the ETU Para-triathlon Euros, In Antalya, Turkey, and Joe won bronze, 2014 and the next ETU, Kitzbühel pose, And Joe took deserved Austrian bronze. In Rio back in 2015 at the ITU Worlds, Joe stole 4th place, and in Penrith 2016, At more ITU Worlds, Joe’s silver cords, Were awarded from a 2nd place steam. In Lisbon at the 2016 ETU Euro Champs, Joe came home 3rd taking bronze position, And in French Besançon his bright lamps, Were bronze lamps again, composition.