Liam Adams (runner)

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]

Liam Adams

Adams in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 (age 39) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	Australia
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)

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.^[5]   

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.^[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

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]