Luke Kendall Adams (born 22 October 1976, in Mvumi,
Dodoma, Tanzania
Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City (''Jiji Kuu la Dodoma'', in Swahili), is the capital city of Tanzania. With a population of 765,179,
it is also the administrative capital of both Dodoma Municipal Council and the entire Dodoma Reg ...
) is a male
race walker
Race walking, or racewalking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asses ...
from
Australia
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, who was born in
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
. His parents worked as medical missionaries. He is a three-time Olympian for Australia. On 23 June 2000, he was awarded the
Australian Sports Medal
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.
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1976 births
Living people
Australian male race walkers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Australia
People from Dodoma
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Australian Athletics Championships winners
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
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