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A gold medal is an achievement that many athletes dream of, but for Grimsby-born Paralympian, World Champion and MBE Hollie Arnold, that dream is a reality... 5 times over.
Born without her right forearm and growing up in Holton-le-clay, Hollie attended Cleethorpes Athletic Club, eventually relocating to Wales and then Loughborough to be closer to her coaches for training. Her long, javelin-throwing career in athletic tournaments began at the age of 11, throughout her teenage years Hollie would go on to win medals all over the world.
Competing in New Zealand for the IPC World Championships, winning Gold in Dubai's IWAS World Junior Games and was even the youngest ever field athlete in the Olympics & Paralympics at the age of 14 in Beijing, throwing a personal best.
Following her teenage years of high performance athleticism, Hollie went on to win at the World Para Athletics Championships (organised with the International Paralympic Committee) in Lyon, in 2013. Winning gold in her event, F46 javelin, Hollie Arnold went on to win gold in this event at every biennial tournament since. 10 years later during the Summer of 2023, in Paris, France, she retained her world champion title with her 5th consecutive gold win.
Arnold has done much more than earn plenty of gold medals across Paralympic sporting tournaments, European Championships and Commonwealth Games, Hollie is also an ambassador for Caudwell Children, a charity for disabled children specialising in Autism and Grimsby-based charity St Andrews Hospice.
Hollie's story is one that should inspire everyone, it takes a level of skill to achieve a gold medal in any competition, but to do it 5 times in a row over a period of 10 years? That takes dedication and discipline that is without doubt; world class!
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