Nathan Arkley

Australian Paralympic athlete

Nathenial "Nath" Arkley

2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Arkley

Personal information
Full name| Nathenial Arkley
Nickname| Nath
Nationality| Australian
Born|  (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)
Sport
Country| Australia
Sport| Paralympic athletics
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals| 2012

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
|  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[update], 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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* Sports portal
* Athletics portal

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nathan Arkley". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
2. ^ a b c d "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.

## External links

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* Nathan Arkley at the Australian Paralympic Committee at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-29)
* Natheniel Arkley at the International Paralympic Committee
* Natheniel Arkley at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
* Natheniel Arkley at Australian Athletics Historical Results

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2012 Australian Paralympic Team

Head coaches shown in italics

Athletics|

* Nathan Arkley
* Damien Bowen
* Matthew Cameron
* Richard Colman
* Kurt Fearnley
* Sam Harding
* Todd Hodgetts
* Jake Lappin
* Hamish MacDonald
* Richard Nicholson
* Evan O'Hanlon
* Rheed McCracken
* Sam McIntosh
* Simon Patmore
* Scott Reardon
* Michael Roeger
* Brad Scott
* Russell Short
* Matthew Silcocks
* Tim Sullivan
* Lindsay Sutton
* Jack Swift
* Angie Ballard
* Carlee Beattie
* Georgia Beikoff
* Kelly Cartwright
* Gabriel Cole
* Christie Dawes
* Madison de Rozario
* Rachael Dodds
* Jodi Elkington
* Louise Ellery
* Michelle Errichiello
* Jessica Gallagher
* Madeleine Hogan
* Torita Isaac
* Rosemary Little
* Brydee Moore
* Katy Parrish
* Kristy Pond
* Kath Proudfoot
* Stephanie Schweitzer
* Erinn Walters

Cycling|

* Nigel Barley
* Michael Gallagher
* Bryce Lindores
* Kieran Modra
* David Nicholas
* Stuart Tripp
* Sean Finning
* Scott McPhee
* Carol Cooke
* Alexandra Green
* Felicity Johnson
* Simone Kennedy
* Jayme Paris
* Susan Powell
* Stephanie Morton

Equestrian|

* Grace Bowman
* Hannah Dodd
* Joann Formosa
* Rob Oakley

Goalball|

* Jennifer Blow
* Meica Christensen
* Tyan Taylor
* Nicole Esdaile
* Rachel Henderson
* Michelle Rzepecki
* Georgina Kenaghan

Powerlifting|

* Darren Gardiner
* Abebe Fekadu
* Ray Epstein

Rowing|

* Erik Horrie
* Gavin Bellis
* Kathryn Ross

Sailing|

* Matthew Bugg
* Daniel Fitzgibbon
* Liesl Tesch
* Colin Harrison
* Stephen Churm
* Jonathan Harris

Shooting|

* Ashley Adams
* Luke Cain
* Jason Maroney
* Bradley Mark
* Libby Kosmala
* Natalie Smith
* Miro Sipek

Swimming|

* Michael Anderson
* Tim Antalfy
* Michael Auprince
* Blake Cochrane
* Taylor Corry
* Matt Cowdrey
* Jay Dohnt
* Richard Eliason
* Daniel Fox
* Matthew Haanappel
* Brenden Hall
* Ahmed Kelly
* Mitchell Kilduff
* Matt Levy
* Jeremy McClure
* Andrew Pasterfield
* Grant Patterson
* Rick Pendleton
* Aaron Rhind
* Sean Russo
* Reagan Wickens
* Kayla Clarke
* Ellie Cole
* Katherine Downie
* Maddison Elliott
* Amanda Fowler
* Jacqueline Freney
* Tanya Huebner
* Kara Leo
* Esther Overton
* Katrina Porter
* Sarah Rose
* Teigan Van Roosmalen
* Prue Watt
* Annabelle Williams

Table tennis|

* Melissa Tapper
* Rebecca McDonnell

Wheelchair basketball|

* Dylan Alcott
* Jannik Blair
* Justin Eveson
* Michael Hartnett
* Tristan Knowles
* Bill Latham
* Grant Mizens
* Brad Ness
* Shaun Norris
* Tige Simmons
* Brett Stibners
* Nick Taylor
* Amanda Carter
* Shelley Chaplin
* Cobi Crispin
* Leanne Del Toso
* Kylie Gauci
* Katie Hill
* Bridie Kean
* Tina McKenzie
* Amber Merritt
* Clare Nott
* Sarah Stewart
* Sarah Vinci
* John Triscari

Wheelchair rugby|

* Nazim Erdem
* Ryan Scott
* Jason Lees
* Cameron Carr
* Andrew Harrison
* Greg Smith
* Cody Meakin
* Josh Hose
* Ben Newton
* Ryley Batt
* Chris Bond
* Brad Dubberley

Wheelchair tennis|

* Ben Weekes
* Adam Kellerman
* Daniela Di Toro
* Janel Manns
* Greg Crump

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