Lyukman Rasakovich Adams (russian: Люкман Расакович Адамс; born 24 September 1988, in
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
) is a Russian
triple jump
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...
er. Adams is of
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
and
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
descent. In February 2019, the
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its c ...
handed him a four-year ban for doping, starting from 31 January 2019.
Biography
His father is
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
and his mother is
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
. He was born and raised in St. Petersburg.
His brother
Layonel Adams is a professional
footballer
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and plays for
FC Turan
FC Turan ( kk, Тұран футбол клубы, Tūran futbol kluby) is a professional football club from Kazakhstan based at the Turkistan Arena in Turkistan.
History
On 12 January 2021, Turan were promoted to the Kazakhstan Premier Lea ...
.
Doping Scandal
Adams received a four-year ban from athletics after being found guilty of doping by the
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its c ...
on 31 January 2019. The ruling also disqualifies all of Adams' results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 14 September 2014.
International competitions
See also
*
List of doping cases in athletics
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Athletes from Saint Petersburg
Russian male triple jumpers
Olympic male triple jumpers
Olympic athletes for Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
European Athletics Championships medalists
Russian Athletics Championships winners
Russian people of Nigerian descent
Russian sportspeople in doping cases
Doping cases in athletics