Phillip Adams (sport shooter) explained
Phillip Maxwell Adams (born 29 July 1945) is an Australian sport shooter.[1] Adams has competed at four consecutive Olympic Games, between 1984 and 1996, and six consecutive Commonwealth Games between 1982 and 2002. He shares the record for the most medals won in Commonwealth Games with a total of eighteen medals (seven golds, nine silver, and two bronze) with English shooter Mick Gault.[2] He has competed in the air, free, centre-fire and standard pistol, winning the Oceanian Championships in all four events.[3] In 1992 he won the 10m air pistol event at the Benito Juarez World Cup championships in Mexico City.[4]
In 1991, after winning his sixth gold medal at Commonwealth Games, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to the sport of pistol shooting.[5] He has also been inducted into the New South Wales Hall of Champions.[6]
Compared to his outstanding results at the Commonwealth Games, his performances at the Olympic Games are less impressive, having failed to reach the final round in any of the seven events he has entered. His best result was equal 15th in the Men's 10 metre air pistol at Seoul in 1988.[1]
Prior to the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, Adams returned a positive drug test to the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, which he was taking under medical advice to treat high blood pressure. After initially being found guilty, but given no suspension as it was not considered to be performance enhancing in shooting,[7] the decision was later overturned and he was banned for two years.[8]
He lives in Forbes, New South Wales, where he first learned to shoot to keep vermin from his farm.[9] [10]
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Notes and References
- Phillip Adams. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045800/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/phil-adams-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 20 March 2016.
- Web site: Commonwealth Games 2014: Meet England's most decorated man - pistol. 2014-07-19. The Independent. en. 2020-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311033533/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/commonwealth-games-2014-meet-england-s-most-decorated-man-pistol-shooter-mick-gault-9617021.html. 11 March 2016. live.
- Web site: ISSF Profile – Phillip Adams. ISSF. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170207020140/http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHAUSM2907194501. 7 February 2017. live.
- News: IN BRIEF Adams scores in Mexico City . . 66 . 20,808 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 2 April 1992 . 25 March 2016 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
- Web site: It's An Honour. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415061056/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/Honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=886306&showInd=true. 15 April 2016. live.
- Web site: Honour Roll: Shooting. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403132237/http://www.sports-centre.com.au/nsw_hall_of_champions/honour_roll/shooting. 3 April 2016. live.
- News: Protest as Australian shooter fails drug test but escapes bullet. Roy. Masters. Liz. Hannan. Sam. North. 26 July 2002. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604094804/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/25/1027497384971.html. 4 June 2016. live.
- News: Shooter Adams banned for two years. 16 March 2003. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160503175605/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-03-16/shooter-adams-banned-for-two-years/1817526. 3 May 2016. live.
- News: Inside the mind of a Commonwealth Games champion. 23 July 2014. Robert. Virtue. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160503173242/http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/07/22/4051391.htm. 3 May 2016. live.
- Web site: Australian marksmen on target to bag more gold. Dave. Hughes. 3 July 2002. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170207050152/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/07/02/1023864732372.html. 7 February 2017. live.
