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Lyukman Adams

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Lyukman Adams
Personal information
Born (1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 36)
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4+12 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best17.53 m (2012)
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
Disqualified 2014 Sopot Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul Triple jump
European Championships
Disqualified 2014 Zürich Triple jump

Lyukman Rasakovich Adams (Russian: 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

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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

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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

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lyukman ADAMS | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. ^ Timur Ganeev (April 17, 2012). "Russia's Olympic team becomes more diverse". Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  3. ^ "Doping bans for 12 Russian athletes including 2012 Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ Ganeev, Timur (2012-04-17). "Russia's Olympic team becomes more diverse". www.rbth.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  5. ^ "Lionel Adams FC Turan videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  6. ^ "Layonel Adams | FC Turan". bold.dk. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  7. ^ "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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