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 (age 48) Dodoma, Tanzania
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 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

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. 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.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luke Adams". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
• Luke Adams at World Athletics