Reuben Arthur | |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 12 October 1996 |
Birth Place: | Islington, London[1] |
Weight: | 67kg (148lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 100 metres |
Pb: | 100 m: 10.18 |
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]
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 | ||||||
2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 4th | 100 m | 10.67 | ||
— (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | ||||||
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 100 m | 10.39 | ||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.11 | ||||
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.13 |