Lyukman Adams

Lyukman Rasakovich Adams (Russian: Люкман Расакович Адамс; born 24 September 1988) is a Russian triple jumper. Adams is of Nigerian and Russian descent.[1] In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed him a four-year ban for doping, starting from 31 January 2019.[2]

Lyukman Adams
Personal information
Born (1988-09-24) 24 September 1988
Saint Petersburg
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 12 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)17.53 m (2012)

His brother Layonel Adams is a professional footballer.

Adams received a four-year ban from athletics after being found guilty of doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport[3] on 31 January 2019. The ruling also disqualifies all of Adams' results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 14 September 2014.

Achievements

Representing  Russia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2005 European Youth Olympic Festival Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy 1st Triple jump 15.35 m
2007 European Junior Championships Hengelo, Netherlands 1st Triple jump 16.50 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 6th Triple jump 16.78 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd Triple jump 17.36 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom DSQ Triple jump 16.78 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland DSQ Triple jump 17.37 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland DSQ Triple jump 17.09 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 5th Triple jump 17.28 m

References

  1. Timur Ganeev (April 17, 2012). "Russia's Olympic team becomes more diverse". Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. "Doping bans for 12 Russian athletes including 2012 Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "Russia's Ivan Ukhov set to be stripped of Olympic high jump gold". Athletics Weekly. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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