Adam Bowden (born 5 August 1982) is a British international triathlete and former international runner who specialized in the

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Early life and education

Adam is originally from

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and was educated at

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. He was a national level swimmer as a teenager before concentrating on athletics.

Athletics

As an athlete, he represented Great Britain on the

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, cross country and

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. He is a member of

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athletic club and holds the club records for 3,000 metres Steeplechase and

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. In 2001 he represented Great Britain in the World Junior Cross Country Championships and finished 6th in the European Junior Cross Country Championships later that year behind Mo Farah (who finished second). In 2006 he competed in the

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(finishing 9th) and

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steeplechase. After missing 2007 through injury, Adam won the 2008 UK Olympic trials in the

3000 metres Steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

Triathlon

Since 2008, Adam has been a professional triathlete, and is currently trains at the Welsh triathlon centre based at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Following a 2016 ITU World Triathlon Series where he finished the season ranked in 9th place, Adam achieved his highest placing in an individual ITU World Triathlon Series event of 4th, at the Leeds round in 2017 ITU World Triathlon Series.

Personal bests

*All information from Power of 10

References

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* * * 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Watford English male triathletes English male long-distance runners English male steeplechase runners English male cross country runners Commonwealth Games competitors for England Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games British Athletics Championships winners {{Use British English, date=November 2010