Lyukman Adams Explained

Birth Date:24 September 1988
Birth Place:Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Weight:87kg (192lb)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
Pb:17.53 m (2012)

Lyukman Rasakovich Adams (ru|Люкман Расакович Адамс; born 24 September 1988, in St. Petersburg[1]) is a Russian triple jumper. Adams is of Nigerian and Russian descent.[2] In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed him a four-year ban for doping, starting from 31 January 2019.[3]

Biography

His father is Nigerian and his mother is Russian. He was born and raised in St. Petersburg.[4]

His brother Layonel Adams is a professional footballer and plays for FC Turan.[5] [6]

Doping Scandal

Adams received a four-year ban from athletics after being found guilty of doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport[7] on 31 January 2019. The ruling also disqualifies all of Adams' results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 14 September 2014.

International competitions

2005European Youth Olympic FestivalLignano Sabbiadoro, Italybgcolor=gold1stTriple jump15.35 m
2007European Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands1stTriple jump16.50 m
2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain6thTriple jump16.78 m
2012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey3rdTriple jump17.36 m
Olympic GamesLondon, United KingdomDSQTriple jump16.78 m
2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, PolandDSQTriple jump17.37 m
European ChampionshipsZürich, SwitzerlandDSQTriple jump17.09 m
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China5thTriple jump17.28 m

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lyukman ADAMS Profile World Athletics. 2021-11-12. worldathletics.org.
  2. Web site: Russia’s Olympic team becomes more diverse . Timur Ganeev . April 17, 2012 . August 16, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Doping bans for 12 Russian athletes including 2012 Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov . BBC Sport . 1 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Ganeev. Timur. 2012-04-17. Russia’s Olympic team becomes more diverse. 2021-11-16. www.rbth.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: Lionel Adams FC Turan videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore. 2021-11-24. www.sofascore.com.
  6. Web site: Layonel Adams FC Turan. 2021-11-30. bold.dk.
  7. Web site: Russia's Ivan Ukhov set to be stripped of Olympic high jump gold. 2019-02-01. Athletics Weekly. en-GB. 2019-02-01.

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