Luke Adams (racewalker)

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]

Luke Adams
Personal information
Born (1976-10-22) 22 October 1976
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 place2002 Manchester20 km walk
Silver medal – second place2006 Melbourne20 km walk
Silver medal – second place2010 New Delhi20 km walk

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. 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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