Liam Adams (runner)

Liam Adams
Liam Adams at Maribyrnong parkrun on 24 June 2017
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 38)
Sport
SportCross Country and Track & Field
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Mile: 4:08.42 (2007)
3000 m: 7:53.79 (2011)
5000 m: 13:31.21 (2013)
10000 m: 28:11.76 (2012)
Half Marathon: 1:02:51 (2019)
Marathon: 2:08:39 (2023)

Liam Adams (born 4 September 1986, Melbourne) is an Australian runner.[1] He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Adams came 24th in the Men's marathon in a time of 2:15.51, 7 minutes behind the winner, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya.[2] At the 2023 Gold Coast Marathon Adams ran the fastest marathon time run by an Australian in Australia at 2:08:39, coming in third place overall, this was also a new PB. [3] In Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics Liam finished 49th 2:13:33 in the Marathon. [4]


Early years

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Adams was a very sporty and competitive child. He was advised by his primary school teacher to try cross country.

In his second year, Adams won a medal in the nationals but it was only after a few years later that he decided to his training seriously. He began training with local coach Gregor Gojrzewski and this had a significant impact on his career.

As a 17 year old, in 2004, Adams won the national junior 5000m championship. Later that year he won the national junior cross country title. He finished his junior career with a personal best in the 5000m of 14:30.[5]   

Achievements

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Adams has taken part in several IAAF World Cross Country Championships with his best placing being in 2013 coming in 23rd place.[1] In July 2012 he won the Gold Coast Half Marathon by finishing in front of Harry Summers and Shinichi Yamashita.[6] In October 2018 he won the Melbourne Marathon.[7]

2007: 102nd, IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Mombasa, Kenya
2008: 69th, IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Edinburgh, Great Britain
2009: 69th, IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Amman, Jordan
2010: 37th, IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2011: 79th, IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Punta Umbría, Spain
2012: 1st, Gold Coast Half Marathon, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
2014: 7th, Commonwealth Games Marathon
2016: 5th, Orlen Warsaw Marathon
2016: 31st, Olympic Games Marathon Rio de Janeiro
2017: 9th, Berlin Marathon
2018: 5th, Commonwealth Games Marathon
2018: 1st, Melbourne Marathon
2018: 2nd, Kobe Marathon
2019: 1st, Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon
2019: 6th, Gold Coast Marathon
2020: 13th, Lake Biwa Marathon
2021: 24th, Olympic Games Marathon Sapporo
2022: 4th, Commonwealth Games Marathon
2023: 3rd, Gold Coast Marathon [3]
2024: 49th, Olympic Games Marathon Paris [4]

Personal bests

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Discipline Result Year Location
Outdoor
One mile 4:08.42 2007 Melbourne, Australia
3,000 metres 7:53.79 2011 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
5,000 metres 13:31.21 2013 Walnut, California, United States
10,000 metres 28:11.76 2012 Palo Alto, California, United States
Half Marathon 1:02:15 2022 Launceston, Australia
Marathon 2:08:39 2023 Gold Coast, Australia[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Liam Adams". IAAF. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Athletics ADAMS Liam - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Results for the Gold Coast Marathon 2023". www.watchathletics.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Devastated Aussie Liam Adams pours heart out after Olympics marathon 'shocker'". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Liam Adams". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ "2012 Gold Coast Airport Marathon". GoldCoast.com. 1 July 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Medibank Melbourne Marathon Festival Results (2018)".
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