Reuben Arthur

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.

Reuben Arthur
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996
Islington, London[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGreat Britain, England
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.18
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast4 × 100 m relay

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
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. 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.
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