Reuben Arthur
British male track and field sprinter
Reuben Arthur |
Nationality | British |
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Born | (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996 (age 28) Islington, London[1] |
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Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
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Weight | 67 kg (148 lb)[1] |
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Country | Great Britain, England |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | 100 metres |
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Personal best | 100 m: 10.18 |
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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.
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]
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4 x 110 yards (1930–1966) |
- 1930: Miller, Brown, Adams, Fitzpatrick (CAN)
- 1934: Davis, Saunders, Rangeley, Sweeney (ENG)
- 1938: Brown, Haley, Loaring, O'Connor (CAN)
- 1950: Gordon, Johnson, Treloar, De Gruchy (AUS)
- 1954: Springbett, Stonehouse, Nelson, McFarlane (CAN)
- 1958: Radford, Sandstrom, Segal, Breacker (ENG)
- 1962: Radford, Carter, Meakin, Jones (ENG)
- 1966: E. Addy, Mends, J. Addy, Allotey (GHA)
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4 x 100 metres (1970–present) |
- 1970: Stewart, Miller, Lawson, Quarrie (JAM)
- 1974: Lewis, D'Arcy, Ratcliffe, Haskell (AUS)
- 1978: Jenkins, Wells, Sharp, McMaster (SCO)
- 1982: Adegbehingbe, Adeyanju, Oyeledun, Eseme (NGR)
- 1986: McKoy, Mahorn, Williams, Johnson (CAN)
- 1990: Callender, Regis, Adam, Christie (ENG)
- 1994: Bailey,Gilbert, Chambers, Surin (CAN)
- 1998: Chambers, Devonish, Golding, Campbell (ENG)
- 2002: Gardener, Devonish, Condon, Campbell (ENG)
- 2006: Frater, Waugh, Williams, Powell (JAM)
- 2010: Scott, Baptiste, Devonish, Lewis-Francis (ENG)
- 2014: Livermore, Bailey-Cole, Ashmeade, Bolt (JAM)
- 2018: Arthur, Hughes, Kilty, Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG)
- 2022: Efoloko, Hughes, Mitchell-Blake, Edoburun (ENG)
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