Reuben Arthur
British male track and field sprinter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996 (age 27) Islington, London[1] | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 67 kg (148 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain, England | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 100 m: 10.18 | ||||||||||||||
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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]