Reuben Arthur

Reuben Arthur

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1996-10-12) 12 October 1996 (age 29) Islington, London [1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight	67 kg (148 lb) [1]
Sport
Country	Great Britain, England
Sport	Athletics
Event	100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100 m: 10.18
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 4 × 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, ^[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

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

1. 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.

External links

• Reuben Arthur at World Athletics
• Reuben Arthur at Team England
• Reuben Arthur at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)