| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 July 1966 (1966-07) (age 58) Maidenhead, England |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Club | SPOC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 5.80 m (1996) |
Simon Graham Arkell (born 1 July 1966) is an Olympic pole vaulter from Australia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. During his career he was Commonwealth Champion, NCAA All-American (5 times), WAC Conference Champion (7 times) and broke 9 Australian and 4 Commonwealth records. He was also Australian (3) and British (2) Champion, was 1993 Australian Athlete of the Year and is in the Athletics Hall of Fame for the State of South Australia and the University of New Mexico, USA. After his athletic career Arkell went on to co-found Versifi Technologies, Predixion Software and Deep Lens, an oncology-focused clinical trial matching software company that uses artificial intelligence to match cancer patient to clinical trials. Deep Lens was backed by venture capital firms Northpond Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Rev1 and Tamarind Hill Fund and was acquired in May 2022 by Paradigm Health in an all-cash deal. He is co-founder and CEO of Ryght, an early stage AI software company focused on the biopharma industry, and he is a seed stage investor and board member.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 7th | 4.75 m |
| 1987 | World Student Games | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 9th | 5.40 m |
| 1988 | British AAA Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 5.10 m |
| 1989 | Australian Championships | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | 5.40 m |
| IAAF World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 5.45 m | |
| World Student Games | Duisburg, West Germany | 4th | 5.40 m | |
| 1990 | IAAF Grand Prix | Aarhus, Denmark | 2nd | 5.61 m NR |
| Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st | 5.35 m | |
| 1991 | World Student Games | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 7th | 5.40 m |
| Australian Domestic | Perth, Australia | 1st | 5.70 m CR | |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 17th | 5.40 m | |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 22nd | 5.30 m |
| 1993 | Australian Grand Prix | Adelaide, Australia | 1st | 5.72 m NR |
| World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 17th | 5.30 m | |
| British AAA Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 5.60 m | |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 22nd | 5.45 m | |
| 1995 | Australian Grand Prix | Adelaide, Australia | 1st | 5.73 m NR |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20th | 5.40 m | |
| 1996 | Australian Grand Prix | Perth, Australia | 1st | 5.75 m NR |
| IAAF Grand Prix | Adelaide, Australia | 1st | 5.80 m NR | |
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | NHC | — |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Arkell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Simon Arkell". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014.
| Commonwealth Games champions in men's pole vault | |
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