Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 4 September 1986 |
Sport | |
Sport | Cross 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]
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. [4]
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. [5] In October 2018 he won the Melbourne Marathon. [6]
Discipline | Result | Year | Location |
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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 | 1:02:51 | 2019 | Sydney, Australia |
Marathon | 2:08:39 | 2023 | Gold Coast, Australia [3] |