Nathan Arkley

Nathenial "Nath" Arkley (born 27 October 1994) is an Australian Paralympic track and field athlete. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal.

Nathenial "Nath" Arkley
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Arkley
Personal information
Full nameNathenial Arkley
Nickname(s)Nath
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportParalympic athletics
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2012
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4 × 400 m T53/54

Personal

Arkley was born on 27 October 1994.[1] He is a paraplegic as a result of the viral infection, transverse myelitis,[1] he caught when he was eight years old.[2] As of 2012, he lives in St Agnes, South Australia. He attended St Pauls College in Gilles Plains.[1]

Athletics
Arkley at the 2012 London Paralympics
Arkley during the marathon at the 2012 London Paralympics

Arkley is a T54 classified athlete.[1] He has a special three carbon wheeled racing wheelchair.[2] He has been coached by John Hammon since 2009.[1]

Arkley started competing in wheelchair athletics in 2005.[1] Prior to his paraplegia, he participated in track at school.[2] He first represented Australian in 2009.[1] At the Swiss hosted 2009 IWAS Junior World Championships, he won five silver medals and two gold medals.[1] In 2012, he won the Oz Day 10K men's junior division.[3][4] He sometimes trains with Jake Lappin.[5] In 2012, he would train by wheeling up to 200 kilometres (120 mi) a week.[2] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics.[1] Arkley participated in the Men's 5000 m T54, Men's Marathon T54, and the Men's 4 × 400 m T53/54 – winning a bronze in the 4 × 400 m.[6]

References
  1. "Nathan Arkley". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. "Behind the News - 22/11/2011: Wheelchair Athlete". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. "Straight eight has Fearnley eyeing Paralympic gold". Blacktown Sun. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  4. "Straight eight has Fearnley eyeing Paralympic gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. Mcrae, Lynda. "On the track to glory". Latrobe Valley Express. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  6. "Nathan Arkley". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
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