Derick Adamson
{{short description|Jamaican marathon runner}}
{{use British English|date=April 2016}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Derick Adamson
| birth_name = Derick Adamson
| sport = Long-distance running
| event = Marathon, 10,000 metres
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|3|24}}
| birth_place = Saint Mary, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
| commonwealth = 1990
}}
Derick "Ringo" Adamson"{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Derrick Adamson in some sources.}} (born 24 March 1958) is a Jamaican former marathon runner. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games, the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and also won the 1984 and 1985 Philadelphia Marathons.
Sporting career
Adamson studied at Glassboro State College (now Rowan University), graduating in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. During his time there, he was a four-time all-conference runner, competing in the steeplechase and other long-distance running events. In 1980, during his sophomore year, he won the NCAA Division III steeplechase championship, and finished fourth in the Jamaican trials for the 1980 Olympics.{{cite web| url=http://articles.philly.com/1991-06-13/news/25785686_1_jamaican-olympic-team-olympic-berth-competition| title=He's In Running For Olympic Berth| publisher=Philly.com| last=Wiggins| first=Ovetta| date=13 June 1991| access-date=17 April 2016| archive-date=26 April 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426210542/http://articles.philly.com/1991-06-13/news/25785686_1_jamaican-olympic-team-olympic-berth-competition| url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.usatf.org/News/USATF-mourns-the-loss-of-Pat-Peterson-and-Bill-Fri.aspx|title=USATF mourns the loss of Pat Petersen and Bill Fritz|publisher=USA Track & Field|date=2 June 2015|access-date=17 April 2016|archive-date=16 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716044533/http://www.usatf.org/News/USATF-mourns-the-loss-of-Pat-Peterson-and-Bill-Fri.aspx|url-status=live}}{{cite web| url= https://www.ncaa.com/news/cross-country-women/article/2014-07-14/derick-ringo-adamson-named-coach-rowan-womens-cross| title= Derick 'Ringo' Adamson named coach for Rowan women's cross country, T&F| publisher= National Collegiate Athletic Association| date= 14 July 2014| access-date= 17 April 2016| archive-date= 15 January 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170115104637/http://www.ncaa.com/news/cross-country-women/article/2014-07-14/derick-ringo-adamson-named-coach-rowan-womens-cross| url-status= live}} Whilst a student, Adamson set the Jamaican steeplechase national record, and competed at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64579502/derick-adamson-1982/| title=Derick Adamson to coach at GCC| work=Courier-Post| via=Newspapers.com| date=15 July 1982| page=34| accessdate=4 December 2020| archive-date=1 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401075159/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64579502/derick-adamson-1982/| url-status=live}}
Adamson qualified for the marathon at the 1984 Olympic Games, where he finished 52nd in a time of 2:25:02.{{cite web|url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-marathon.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173648/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/ATH/mens-marathon.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 17 April 2020| title= Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Marathon| publisher=Sports Reference| access-date=17 April 2016}}{{refn|group=lower-alpha|Other sources suggest he finished 31st or 51st in the event.{{cite web| url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/11/26/The-winner-of-the-Philadelphia-Independence-Marathon-says-he/1725470293200/| title=The winner of the Philadelphia Independence Marathon says he felt certain he could win if he followed his pre-race strategy| publisher=United Press International| date=26 November 1984| access-date=17 April 2016| archive-date=1 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401075140/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/11/26/The-winner-of-the-Philadelphia-Independence-Marathon-says-he/1725470293200/| url-status=live}}}} Later in the year, he was scheduled to compete at the 1984 New York City Marathon, but withdrew before the start as the weather was too warm.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64579543/derick-adamson-1984/| title=Philly Marathon to Adamson| work=The Morning Call| via=Newspapers.com| date=26 November 1984| page=28| accessdate=4 December 2020| archive-date=1 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401075218/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64579543/derick-adamson-1984/| url-status=live}} In the same year, he won the 1984 Philadelphia Marathon in a time of 2:16.39, a Jamaican national record in the event.{{cite web| url= http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090627/sports/sports6.html| title= Fit again, Smith has sights on season-best in triple jump| work= The Gleaner| date= 27 June 2009| access-date= 17 April 2016| archive-date= 13 May 2016| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160513083125/http://old.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090627/sports/sports6.html| url-status= live}} In 1985, Adamson won the event for a second consecutive year in a time of 2:18:27, 5 minutes and 13 seconds ahead of anyone else. After the race, Adamson said that he had hoped to have run a faster time, but was slowed down by the wind.{{cite web| url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/11/24/Derick-Ringo-Adamson-Sunday-easily-captured-his-second-consecutive/9836501656400/| title=Derick 'Ringo' Adamson Sunday easily captured his second consecutive Philadelphia Independence Marathon| publisher=United Press International| date=24 November 1985| access-date=17 April 2016| archive-date=1 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401075143/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/11/24/Derick-Ringo-Adamson-Sunday-easily-captured-his-second-consecutive/9836501656400/| url-status=live}}{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19851125&id=h61PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RQYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3792,6676753&hl=en| title=Adamson Takes Second Philadelphia Marathon| work=Ocala Star-Banner| date=25 November 1985| access-date=17 April 2016| archive-date=17 September 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917190346/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1356&dat=19851125&id=h61PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RQYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3792,6676753&hl=en| url-status=live}} Adamson competed in the marathon at the 1988 Olympic Games, finishing 84th, and also ran the 10,000 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, where he finished ninth.{{cite web|url= https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ATH/mens-marathon.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ATH/mens-marathon.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 17 April 2020| title= Athletics at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Marathon|publisher=Sports Reference| access-date=17 April 2016}}
Coaching career
Whilst a student, Adamson worked as a coach at Gloucester County College. From 1983 to 1988, he was the men's head cross-country coach at Gloucester County College, and was also the women's head cross-country coach from 1991 to 1994. He won the regional Coach of the Year award in 1985,{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64579622/derick-adamson-coach-of-the-year/| title=GCC's Derick Adamson named Coach of Year| work=Courier-Post| via=Newspapers.com| date=27 November 1985| page=16| accessdate=4 December 2020| archive-date=1 April 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401075143/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64579622/derick-adamson-coach-of-the-year/| url-status=live}} and won the New Jersey Athletic Conference Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012. In July 2014, Adamson became the first full-time Rowan coach for women's cross-country.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050312/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/derrick-adamson-1.html Sports Reference]
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