Hollie Arnold
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Birth name | Hollie Beth Arnold[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Holton-le-Clay, Lincolnshire, England | 26 June 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | F46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Blackheath and Bromley AC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | David Turner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | Javelin 44.73m[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hollie Beth Arnold,
Personal life
Arnold was born in Lincolnshire in 1994, growing up in Holton-le-Clay. She was born without her right forearm.[3] When attending a Star Track Athletics course during her Summer holidays she discovered an ability at the javelin.[4] She joined Cleethorpes Athletic Club, but later moved to Hengoed in Wales to be near her former athletics coach.[3] In 2017, she relocated to train with her present coach at Loughborough University.[4]
In November 2020, Arnold took part in the
Arnold is an ambassador for two charities: Caudwell Children and St. Andrews Hospice, in Grimsby where she was born.
Athletics career
Her first disability sports event was at the age of 11, winning seven gold medals across several events.
In 2014, Arnold was preparing for the buildup to the IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, hoping to improve on the silver medal she won in Stadskanaal two years prior. With only a few weeks to the event, Arnold was informed that due to a lack of competitors her F46 event had been removed.[8] Her next chance for a major international medal came at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, where she threw a championship record distance of 40.53 to retain her gold medal.[9]
In September 2016, Arnold won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro with a world record throw of 43.01 metres.[10]
She was appointed
In April 2018, Arnold won the gold medal with a world record throw of 44.43 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, where she represented Wales.[12][13]
In June 2021 she was among the first dozen athletes chosen to represent the UK at the postponed
References
- ^ McDonald, Margie (23 August 2012). "World Champion Willing to take Pressure". paralympic.org.au. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Hollie Arnold wins fourth world javelin gold in Dubai". Athletics Weekly. 11 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Hollie Arnold and Jamie Carter thrilled to be selected for London 2012 Paralympic Games". Grimsby Telegraph. 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Arnold, Hollie". paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "I'm a Celebrity Lineup Confirmed". itv.com. 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Arriva Trains Wales is getting behind Llanbradach athlete Hollie Arnold". arrivatrainswales.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Hollie Arnold". thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ "Hollie Arnold's European medal dream is snatched away as IPC remove F46 javelin from championships". Grimsby Telegraph. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Results – Women's Javelin throw F46 Final". IPC. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Paralympics 2016: Great Britain match London 2012 gold-medal tally". BBC News. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N15.
- ^ "Athletics: Para-sport Athletics – Women's F46 Javelin Throw". BBC Sport. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Hollie Arnold takes gold in a thrilling javelin final". Loughborough University. 9 April 2018.
- ^ "British team for Paralympics starts to take shape". AW. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.