Luke Adams (racewalker)

Luke Adams
Personal information
Born (1976-10-22) 22 October 1976
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country  Australia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 50km Race Walk
20km Race Walk
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester 20 km walk
2006 Melbourne 20 km walk
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. He is a three-time Olympian for Australia. On 23 June 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal.[1]

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 La 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[2] 50 km 3:53:41

References

  1. ↑ "Luke Adams". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Men's 50km Race Walk". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Retrieved 12 August 2012.


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