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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.
Early life
He received New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship.
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.
He won the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane with a long jump of 8.06 metres. He made a personal best jump of 8.15 metres in Gold Coast in April 2023. 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.
He won gold at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji with a jump of 8.05 metres. In July 2024, he was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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.
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.
- ^ "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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