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Arnold Rogers
Gibraltarian long-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arnold Rogers (born 4 September 1990)[1] is a Gibraltarian long-distance runner and the current national record holder for the marathon.[2]
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Born | (1990-09-04) 4 September 1990 (age 33) Portsmouth, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
Home town | La Línea de la Concepción | ||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Royal Gibraltar Regiment, British Army | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Country | Gibraltar | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Long-distance running, Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Half Marathon, Marathon, 5000m, 10000m, 5km, 10km | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Joshua Schofield PGC1 Coaching | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Currently serving as a soldier in the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, a regiment of the British Army,[3] he is supported by the Army Elite Sports Program as a tier 3 athlete.[4] The program is aimed at identification and development of the Army's most talented athletes and enables athletes to train alongside their regular jobs.[4] He currently competes wearing the jersey of his unit athletics team.[5]
In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain.[6] He finished in 138th place.[6] In 2018, he also competed in the men's marathon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany.[7] He finished in 57th place with a time of 2:32:41.[7]
In 2019, he won the bronze medal in the men's half marathon team event at the 2019 Island Games held in Gibraltar.[8][9]
In 2021, he competed for Gibraltar at the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland finishing 78th.[10]
In February 2022, Arnold ran the Seville Marathon finishing in 2:28:08[11] setting a new Gibraltar national record.[2] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he came 16th in the men's marathon event.[12]