Luke Adams (racewalker)

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Luke Adams
Personal information
Born (1976-10-22) 22 October 1976 (age 45)
Dodoma, Tanzania
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)50km Race Walk
20km Race Walk
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 20 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne 20 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi 20 km walk

Luke Kendall Adams (born 22 October 1976 in Mvumi, Dodoma, Tanzania) is a male race walker from Australia, who was born in Tanzania. His parents worked as medical missionaries.[1] He is a three-time Olympian for Australia.[2] On 23 June 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal.[3]

Achievements[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 24th 10,000m 44:09.59
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 55th 20 km 1:30:11
2002 World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 29th 50 km 4:07:08
Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 2nd 20 km 1:26:03
2003 World Championships Paris, France 5th 20 km 1:19:35
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 16th 20 km 1:23:52
World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 14th 20 km 1:21:24
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 20 km 1:21:43
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2nd 20 km 1:21:38
World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 18th 20 km 1:22:11
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 7th 20 km 1:23:52
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 6th 20 km 1:19:57
10th 50 km 3:47:45
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 18th 20 km 1:22:37
5th 50 km 3:43:39
2010 World Race Walking Cup Chihuahua, Mexico — 50 km DNF
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 2nd 20 km 1:22:31
2011 World Championships Daegu, Korea 5th 50 km 3:45:31
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 25th[4] 50 km 3:53:41

References[]

  1. ^ "Luke Adams". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Luke ADAMS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Luke Adams". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Men's 50 km Race Walk". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

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