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Reuben Arthur
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Reuben Arthur (born 12 October 1996) is a British male track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He was a relay gold medallist with England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, leading off the team of Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey.
Key Information
Born in Islington, London,[1] he represented Great Britain in age category competitions, including the World Youth Championships in Athletics, World Junior Championships in Athletics, European Athletics Junior Championships and European Athletics U23 Championships.[2] He won his first international medal at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships, taking a silver with the 4 × 100 metres relay team including Theo Etienne, Kyle de Escofet and Ojie Edoburun.[3][4]
He joined Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club and worked with coaches Edwin Stevens and Jonas Dodoo.[5] He went on to study at Goldsmiths, University of London and won the British Universities 100 m title in 2017.[6]
International competitions
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 4th (semis) | 100 m | 10.66 |
| 2014 | World U20 Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th (semis) | 100 m | 10.81 |
| — (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | |||
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 4th | 100 m | 10.67 |
| — (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 100 m | 10.39 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.11 | |||
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.13 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Reuben Arthur. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
- ^ Reuben Arthur. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Final results
- ^ Reuben Arthur. European Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Reuben Arthur. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ^ Reuben Arthur takes BUCS 100m gold. Athletics Weekly (2017-04-30). Retrieved 2018-04-14.
External links
[edit]- Reuben Arthur at World Athletics
- Reuben Arthur at Team England
- Reuben Arthur at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
