Lyukman Adams

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| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1988|9|24|df=y}}

| birth_place= Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

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| sport =Athletics

| event=Triple jump

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Lyukman Rasakovich Adams ({{langx|ru|Люкман Расакович Адамс}}; born 24 September 1988, in St. Petersburg{{Cite web|title=Lyukman ADAMS {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14221583|access-date=2021-11-12|website=worldathletics.org}}) is a Russian triple jumper. Adams is of Nigerian and Russian descent.{{cite web | url =http://indrus.in/articles/2012/04/17/russias_olympic_team_becomes_more_diverse_15496.html | title =Russia's Olympic team becomes more diverse | author =Timur Ganeev | date =April 17, 2012 | accessdate =August 16, 2012 }} In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed him a four-year ban for doping, starting from 31 January 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/47095072 |title=Doping bans for 12 Russian athletes including 2012 Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov |work=BBC Sport |date=February 2019 |accessdate=1 February 2019}}

Biography

His father is Nigerian and his mother is Russian. He was born and raised in St. Petersburg.{{Cite web|last=Ganeev|first=Timur|date=2012-04-17|title=Russia's Olympic team becomes more diverse|url=https://www.rbth.com/articles/2012/04/17/russias_olympic_team_becomes_more_diverse_15323.html|access-date=2021-11-16|website=www.rbth.com|language=en-US}}

His brother Layonel Adams is a professional footballer and plays for FC Turan.{{Cite web|title=Lionel Adams FC Turan videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore|url=https://www.sofascore.com/player/lionel-adams/542156|access-date=2021-11-24|website=www.sofascore.com}}{{Cite web|title=Layonel Adams {{!}} FC Turan|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/kasakhstan/premier-league/fc-turan/layonel-adams/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=bold.dk}}

Doping Scandal

Adams received a four-year ban from athletics after being found guilty of doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport{{Cite web|url=https://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/russias-ivan-ukhov-set-to-be-stripped-of-olympic-high-jump-gold-1039920381/|title=Russia's Ivan Ukhov set to be stripped of Olympic high jump gold|date=2019-02-01|website=Athletics Weekly|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-01}} on 31 January 2019. The ruling also disqualifies all of Adams' results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 14 September 2014.