Liam Adams
Biography
Liam Adams is an Australian distance runner with a marathon best of 2:08:39, set on the Gold Coast on 2 July 2023. Born on 4 September 1986, he finished fourth in the marathon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, following fifth place in 2018 and seventh in 2014. He won the Australian half marathon title in August 2023. His other bests include 1:02:15 for the half marathon, 28:11.76 for 10,000m and 13:31.21 for 5000m.
Liam Adams's published record includes performances from 2005 to 2025 in 5000 Metres, 15K, 3000 Metres, 10 Kilometres Road, 10,000 Metres, Mile. Selected recorded events include Melbourne Victorian State League, Melbourne (2005; source checked); Lakeside:15 (2025; source checked); Melbourne Zatopek Classic Junior, Melbourne (2005; source checked).
Achievements & next milestones
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Achieved
100 finishes completed
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10 marathons completed
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First recorded 5K
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First recorded 10K
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First recorded half marathon
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10 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
2 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
Raced in 21 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Next milestones
250 finishes
75 more finishes needed
175 of 250 recorded
20 marathons
2 more marathons needed
18 of 20 recorded
25 different countries
9 more different countries needed
16 of 25 recorded
Career highlights
Liam Adams's published record includes performances from 2005 to 2025 in 5000 Metres, 15K, 3000 Metres, 10 Kilometres Road, 10,000 Metres, Mile.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Melbourne Victorian State League, Melbourne
2005 · 5000 Metres
Source checked2025 · 15K
Source checkedMelbourne Zatopek Classic Junior, Melbourne
2005 · 3000 Metres
Source checkedBurnie Skilled Ten, Burnie
2006 · 10 Kilometres Road
Source checkedAustralian 10,000m Championships, Melbourne
2006 · 10,000 Metres
Source checkedMelbourne Regional Championships, Melbourne
2007 · Mile
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 131–135 of 189 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 20 Mar 2011 | Completed event · World Championships · Finisher · 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Punta UmbriaWorld Championships · final | Running | Cross Country Senior RaceCross Country | Punta Umbria (ESP) | 37:29VerifiedTiming unknown | 78 | — |
| Sat, 5 Mar 2011 | Completed event · Finisher · Melbourne Victorian Open, Melbourne | Athletics | 1500mTrack | Melbourne (AUS) | 3:53.81VerifiedTiming unknown | 3 | — |
| Thu, 3 Mar 2011 | Completed event · Finisher · Melbourne Track Classic, Olympic Park, Melbourne | Athletics | 5000mTrack | Olympic Park, Melbourne (AUS) | 13:44.60VerifiedTiming unknown | 11 | — |
| Sun, 20 Feb 2011 | Completed event · Finisher · Hobart Briggs Athletics Classic, Hobart | Athletics | 5000mTrack | Hobart (AUS) | 14:01.13VerifiedTiming unknown | 4 | — |
| Sat, 29 Jan 2011 | Completed event · Silver · 2nd · Overall · Glendale Hunter Track Classic, Glendale | Athletics | 3000mTrack | Glendale (AUS) | 7:53.79VerifiedTiming unknown | 2 | — |
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