Simon Arkell
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 July 1966 (age 50) Maidenhead, England[1] |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Pole vault |
| Club | SPOC |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 5.80 m (1996)[1] |
Simon Graham Arkell (born 1 July 1966) is an Olympic pole vaulter from Australia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.[1] 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.[2]
Arkell is a high technology executive for early stage and middle market software and IT companies. In 1998 he co-founded Versifi Technologies in Newport Beach, California. Versifi created the first 100% java web content management platform and went on to sell to Reef Technologies, SA in Belgium in 2000. Arkell then became a principal with Gramercy Venture Advisors, a boutique, software-focused investment banking firm in San Francisco, with a focus on venture capital and mergers and acquisitions. Arkell is now CEO of Predixion Software, Inc.[3]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament[2] | 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
- 1 2 3 Simon Arkell. sports-reference.com
- 1 2 Profile at Athletics Australia
- ↑ Simon Arkell. predixionsoftware.com