Nathan Arkley

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Nathenial "Nath" Arkley
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Arkley
Personal information
Full nameNathenial Arkley
Nickname
Nath
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 31)
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

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.

Personal

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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

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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

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