Liam Adams (runner)
Australian runner (born 1986)
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Liam Adams (born 4 September 1986) 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][5]
AustraliaAdams in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 September 1986 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Cross Country and Track & Field |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 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) |
Early years
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.[6]
Achievements
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.[7] In October 2018 he won the Melbourne Marathon.[8]
- 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[9]
- 2023: 3rd, Gold Coast Marathon [3]
- 2024: 49th, Olympic Games Marathon Paris [4]
Personal bests
| 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] |
