Liam Adcock
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.15m (Gold Coast, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Liam Adcock (born 21 June 1996) is an Australian long jumper. He has won the Australian national title and in 2024 became Oceania champion.[1]
Early life
He received New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship.[2]
Career
He competed for Australia at the 2017 World University Games and was second in consecutive years at the Australian Athletics Championships, in 2017 and 2018. However, a succession of injuries prevented him from competing consistently again until 2022.[3]
He won the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane with a long jump of 8.06 metres.[4] He made a personal best jump of 8.15 metres in Gold Coast in April 2023.[5] He competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, where he jumped 7.99 metres to miss a spot in the final by one centimetre.[6][7]
He won gold at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji with a jump of 8.05 metres.[8] In July 2024, he was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[9]
Personal life
He earned a Bachelor degree in Commerce and Economics from the University of Queensland in 2019. He worked as a tax consultant prior to his return to athletics. In 2023, he moved to Sydney. He is a member of Sydney University Athletics Club.[10][11][3]
References
- ^ "Liam Adcock". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Lane, Daniel (May 29, 2024). "PACIFIC PARADISE OFFERS TICKETS TO PARIS". nswis.com. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Liam Adcock". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Records tumble at an historic UniSport Nationals Athletics Championships". Unisport. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Naghten, Tom (16 August 2023). "Australian team for the World Athletics Championships: Which Aussies are in action in Budapest 2023?". Sporting News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "AUSTRALIA GRABS GOLD; MACKENZIE LITTLE LAUNCHES ROCKET AT WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". nswis.com. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Little dominates javelin as championship records tumble at Oceania Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Adams, Tim (July 8, 2024). "Australia take second largest ever team to Paris Olympics". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "MEDAL HAUL FOR ATHLETES". susf.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "BEL students snag sporting scholarships". bel.uq.edu.au. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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