Reuben Arthur

Reuben Arthur
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996 (age 30)
Islington, London
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
CountryGreat Britain, England
SportAthletics
Event
100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best100 m: 10.18
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast4 × 100 m relay

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, 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. 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.

He joined Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club and worked with coaches Edwin Stevens and Jonas Dodoo. He went on to study at Goldsmiths, University of London and won the British Universities 100 m title in 2017.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reuben Arthur. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ↑ Reuben Arthur. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  3. ↑ Final results
  4. ↑ Reuben Arthur. European Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  5. ↑ Reuben Arthur. Power of 10. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  6. ↑ Reuben Arthur takes BUCS 100m gold. Athletics Weekly (2017-04-30). Retrieved 2018-04-14.