page_title: Nathan Arkley
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: Nathan Arkley / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Australian Paralympic team member Nathan Arkley at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London
context_page_description: Natheniel "Nathan" Arkley is an Australian Paralympic track and field athlete. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal.
context_section_description: Arkley is a T54 classified athlete.  He has a special three carbon wheeled racing wheelchair.  He has been coached by  John Hammon since 2009.
  Arkley started competing in wheelchair athletics in 2005.  Prior to his paraplegia, he participated in track at school. He first represented Australian in 2009. At the Swiss hosted 2009 IWAS Junior World Championships, he won five silver medals and two gold medals. In 2012, he won the Oz Day 10K men's junior division. He sometimes trains with Jake Lappin. In 2012, he would train by wheeling up to 200 kilometres (120 mi) a week. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. 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.
caption: Arkley during the marathon at the 2012 London Paralympics
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