{{short description|Russian triple jumper}} {{family name hatnote|Rasakovich|Adams|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image= | image_size= | caption= | birth_date= {{birth date and age|1988|9|24|df=y}} | birth_place= Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | height={{height|m=1.94}} | weight={{convert|87|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | country= {{RUS}} | sport =Athletics | event=Triple jump | coach = | highestranking = | pb=17.53 m (2012) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}} {{Medal|DQ|2014 Sopot|Triple jump}} {{Medal|Bronze|2012 Istanbul|Triple jump}} {{Medal|Competition|European Championships}} {{Medal|DQ|2014 Zürich|Triple jump}} }} '''Lyukman Rasakovich Adams''' ({{langx|ru|Люкман Расакович Адамс}}; born 24 September 1988) is a Russian triple jumper. Adams is of Nigerian and Russian descent.<ref>{{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 =17 April 2012 | accessdate =16 August 2012 }}</ref> In February 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed him a four-year ban for doping, starting from 31 January 2019.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== Biography == His father is Nigerian and his mother is Russian. He was born and raised in St. Petersburg.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganeev|first=Timur|date=17 April 2012|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=16 November 2021|website=www.rbth.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyukman ADAMS {{!}} Profile {{!}} World Athletics|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14221583|access-date=12 November 2021|website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
His brother was Layonel Adams, a professional footballer who played for FC Turan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lionel Adams FC Turan videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore|url=https://www.sofascore.com/player/lionel-adams/542156|access-date=24 November 2021|website=www.sofascore.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Layonel Adams {{!}} FC Turan|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/kasakhstan/premier-league/fc-turan/layonel-adams/|access-date=30 November 2021|website=bold.dk}}</ref>
== Doping Scandal == Adams received a four-year ban from athletics after being found guilty of doping by the Court of Arbitration for Sport<ref>{{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=1 February 2019|website=Athletics Weekly|language=en-GB|access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref> on 31 January 2019. The ruling also disqualifies all of Adams' results achieved from 16 July 2012 to 14 September 2014.
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|nation=RUS}} |- |2005 |European Youth Olympic Festival |Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy |bgcolor=gold|1st |Triple jump |15.35 m |- |2007 |European Junior Championships |Hengelo, Netherlands |bgcolor="gold"|1st |Triple jump |16.50 m |- |2010 |European Championships |Barcelona, Spain |6th |Triple jump |16.78 m |- |rowspan=2|2012 |World Indoor Championships |Istanbul, Turkey |bgcolor="cc9966"| 3rd |Triple jump |17.36 m |- |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |bgcolor="pink"|DSQ |Triple jump |<s>16.78 m</s> |- |rowspan=2|2014 |World Indoor Championships |Sopot, Poland |bgcolor="pink"|DSQ |Triple jump |<s>17.37 m</s> |- |European Championships |Zürich, Switzerland |bgcolor="pink"|DSQ |Triple jump |<s>17.09 m</s> |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |5th |Triple jump |17.28 m |}
==See also== *List of doping cases in athletics
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}}
{{Russian Athletics Championships men's triple jump champions}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Lyukman}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes from Saint Petersburg Category:Russian men triple jumpers Category:Olympic men triple jumpers Category:Olympic athletes for Russia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Category:European Athletics Championships medalists Category:Russian Athletics Championships winners Category:Russian people of Nigerian descent Category:Russian sportspeople in doping cases Category:Doping cases in the sport of athletics Category:Diamond League winners Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen