Luke Kendall Adams (born 22 October 1976, in Mvumi,
Dodoma, Tanzania
Dodoma ( in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of Tanzania and the capital of the Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956.
In 1974, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved to Dodoma for social a ...
) is a male
race walker
Racewalking, or race walking, 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 asse ...
from
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
, who was born in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
. 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 racewalkers
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 of 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
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
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