# Marcus Adam

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English sportsperson (born 1968)

For the film director, screenwriter, and actor whose name is the reverse of this, see [Adam Marcus (director)](/source/Adam_Marcus_(director)).

Marcus Adam Personal information Nationality British (English) Born (1968-02-28) 28 February 1968 (age 58) London, England Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight 82 kg (181 lb) Sport Sport Athletics Event Sprints Club Belgrave Harriers Medal record Men's athletics Representing Great Britain European Championships 1990 Split 4×100 m Representing England Commonwealth Games 1990 Auckland 200 m 1990 Auckland 4×100 m

**Marcus Adam** (born 28 February 1968) is an [English](/source/England) retired [sportsperson](/source/Sportsperson), who represented [Great Britain](/source/United_Kingdom) as both a [sprinter](/source/Sprint_(running)) and a [bobsledder](/source/Bobsleigh).

Competing in [athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport)), he won the gold medal in the [200 metres](/source/200_metres) at the [1990 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games), and also won gold and silver medals respectively in the [4 x 100 metres relay](/source/4_x_100_metres_relay) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and [1990 European Championships](/source/1990_European_Championships_in_Athletics). He is also a member of the team which holds the [British record](/source/British_records_in_athletics) in the 4 x 200 metres relay.

After retiring from athletics, he shifted to the sport of [bobsleigh](/source/Bobsleigh). He competed in the two-man bobsleigh event at the [2002 Winter Olympics](/source/2002_Winter_Olympics) (finishing in tenth place), [having previously competed](/source/List_of_athletes_who_competed_in_both_the_Summer_and_Winter_Olympic_games) as a sprinter at the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics) (finishing in eighth place in the 200 metres and fourth place in the 4 x 100 metres relay).

## Biography

Adam was born in London.[1] At the 1987 European Junior Athletics Championships, he won gold medals in both the 200 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay.[2] In the same year he won his first medal at the UK Championships, with a bronze medal in the [100 metres](/source/100_metres) behind [Linford Christie](/source/Linford_Christie) and [Jamie Henderson](/source/Jamie_Henderson_(athlete)).[3]

In 1989, Adam started by winning the silver medal at the [Amateur Athletics Association](/source/Amateur_Athletics_Association) (AAA) Indoor Championships.[4] He then won both the 100 and 200 metres at the UK Championships,[3] and at the [1989 AAA Championships](/source/1989_AAA_Championships) in the same year he won the silver medal in the 100 metres and the gold medal in the 200 metres.[5] Also, in June 1989 he helped establish a British record of 1:21.29 minutes in the rarely contested 4 x 200 metres relay (together with [Ade Mafe](/source/Ade_Mafe), Linford Christie and [John Regis](/source/John_Regis_(athlete))). This record still stands. In February 1990 he helped establish a new British indoor record of 1:22.99 minutes in the same event. (The time was beaten in March 1991.)[6] Also in the 1989–90 indoor season, Adam won the 200 metres race at the AAA Indoor Championships.[4]

Adam's international breakthrough came in the 1990 outdoor season. One of the season highlights was the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Adam finished fourth in the 100 metres event with a [wind-aided](/source/Wind_assistance) time of 10.14 seconds, 0.02 seconds behind bronze medallist [Bruny Surin](/source/Bruny_Surin). He then won the 200 metres with a wind-aided time of 20.10 seconds, ahead of his fellow English athletes John Regis and Ade Mafe, who finished second and third. Adam would never run faster than these two wind-aided times at the Commonwealth Games.[7] He went on to win a second gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay (together with Clarence Callender, John Regis and Linford Christie).[8] Adam also participated in the [1990 European Championships](/source/1990_European_Championships_in_Athletics). He reached the semi-finals of the [200 metres](/source/1990_European_Championships_in_Athletics_-_Men's_200_metres),[9] and won a silver medal in the [4 x 100 metres relay](/source/1990_European_Championships_in_Athletics_-_Men's_4_x_100_metres_relay) (together with [Darren Braithwaite](/source/Darren_Braithwaite), John Regis and Linford Christie).[10] The time of 37.98 seconds was a British record, which would stand until 1993.[6]

Adam achieved a personal best time in the 100 metres in July 1991, clocking in 10.23 seconds at a meet in [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham%2C_England).[7]

In the 1991–92 indoor season, Adam competed at the [1992 European Indoor Championships](/source/1992_European_Indoor_Championships_in_Athletics), reaching the semi-finals of the 200 metres.[11]

In June 1992, Adam achieved his lifetime best time in the 200 metres, with a time of 20.41 seconds at a meet in [Dijon](/source/Dijon).[7]

At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Adam reached the final of the [200 metres](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metres), finishing in eighth place with a time of 20.80 seconds.[1] He was also a member of the British [4 × 100 m relay](/source/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metres_relay) team which finished in fourth place.[12] Domestically, Adam won the bronze medal in 100 metres at the AAA Championships,[5] and at the UK Championships he won the bronze medal in 100 metres and the gold medal in the 200 metres.[3]

Adam was then absent from the spotlight for several years. He made a brief return in the winter of 1999, when he competed at the [World Indoor Championships](/source/1999_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships),[1] and won the 200 metres event at the AAA Indoor Championships.[4]

## Bobsleigh

Adam later took up the sport of bobsleigh. As a brakeman, he finished tenth in the two-man event at the 2002 Winter Olympics[12] together with [Lee Johnston](/source/Lee_Johnston_(bobsleigh)).[13]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bio_1-2) [Marcus Adam](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14188287) at [World Athletics](/source/World_Athletics) . Retrieved on 25 February 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["British Medallists in European Junior Championships"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/ej.htm). *GBR Athletics*. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-uk_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-uk_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-uk_3-2) ["UK Championships"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/uk.htm). *GBR Athletics*. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aaai_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aaai_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-aaai_4-2) ["AAA Indoor Championships (Men)"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaai.htm). *GBR Athletics*. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aaa_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aaa_5-1) ["AAA Championships (Men)"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm). *GBR Athletics*. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-recs_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-recs_6-1) ["UK All-Time Lists: Men – Decathlon and Relays"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/mg99.htm). *GBR Athletics*. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-alltime_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-alltime_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-alltime_7-2) ["UK All-Time Lists: Men – Track (60–600)"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/ma99.htm). *GBR Athletics*. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["1998 Commonwealth Games, men's results"](http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/commonwealth/1990_m.asp). Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [1990 European Athletics Championships results](http://www.telefonica.net/web2/jeube/ResCEur1990.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080124110802/http://www.telefonica.net/web2/jeube/ResCEur1990.htm) 2008-01-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["British Medallists in European Championships"](http://www.gbrathletics.com/bm/ec.htm). *GBR Athletics*. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["1992 European Indoor Championships, men's 200 metres semi-final"](http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1992/m92_05.html). Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sref_12-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sref_12-1) ["Marcus Adam"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011258/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/marcus-adam-1.html). Sports-Reference.com. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/marcus-adam-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Great Britain Bobsleigh at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417114004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/winter/2002/BOB/). Sports-Reference.com. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/winter/2002/BOB/) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

## External links

- [Marcus Adam](http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=218), British Olympic Association

- [Winter Olympics 2002 Team GB - Marcus Adam](https://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/team_gb/newsid_1775000/1775956.stm), BBC Sport

- [Marcus Adam](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68826) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

v t e Commonwealth Games champions in men's 200 metres 220 yards (1930–1966) 1930: Stanley Engelhart (ENG) 1934: Arthur Sweeney (ENG) 1938: Cyril Holmes (ENG) 1950: John Treloar (AUS) 1954: Don Jowett (NZL) 1958: Tom Robinson (BAH) 1962: Seraphino Antao (KEN) 1966: Stanley Allotey (GHA) 200 metres (1970–present) 1970: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1974: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1978: Allan Wells (SCO) 1982: Mike McFarlane (ENG) 1986: Allan Wells (SCO) 1986: Atlee Mahorn (CAN) 1990: Marcus Adam (ENG) 1994: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 1998: Julian Golding (ENG) 2002: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 2006: Omar Brown (JAM) 2010: Leon Baptiste (ENG) 2014: Rasheed Dwyer (JAM) 2018: Jereem Richards (TTO) 2022: Jereem Richards (TTO)

v t e Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay 4 × 110 yards (1930–1966) 1930: Miller, Brown, Adams, Fitzpatrick (CAN) 1934: Davis, Saunders, Rangeley, Sweeney (ENG) 1938: Brown, Haley, Loaring, O'Connor (CAN) 1950: Gordon, Johnson, Treloar, De Gruchy (AUS) 1954: Springbett, Stonehouse, Nelson, McFarlane (CAN) 1958: Radford, Sandstrom, Segal, Breacker (ENG) 1962: Radford, Carter, Meakin, Jones (ENG) 1966: E. Addy, Mends, J. Addy, Allotey (GHA) 4 × 100 metres (1970–present) 1970: Stewart, Miller, Lawson, Quarrie (JAM) 1974: Lewis, D'Arcy, Ratcliffe, Haskell (AUS) 1978: Jenkins, Wells, Sharp, McMaster (SCO) 1982: Adegbehingbe, Adeyanju, Oyeledun, Eseme (NGR) 1986: McKoy, Mahorn, Williams, Johnson (CAN) 1990: Callender, Regis, Adam, Christie (ENG) 1994: Bailey,Gilbert, Chambers, Surin (CAN) 1998: Chambers, Devonish, Golding, Campbell (ENG) 2002: Gardener, Devonish, Condon, Campbell (ENG) 2006: Frater, Waugh, Williams, Powell (JAM) 2010: Scott, Baptiste, Devonish, Lewis-Francis (ENG) 2014: Livermore, Bailey-Cole, Ashmeade, Bolt (JAM) 2018: Arthur, Hughes, Kilty, Aikines-Aryeetey (ENG) 2022: Efoloko, Hughes, Mitchell-Blake, Edoburun (ENG)

v t e UK Athletics Championships winners in men's 100 metres 1977–1997 1977: Ainsley Bennett 1978: Allan Wells 1979: Trevor Hoyte 1980-81: Cameron Sharp 1982: Earl Tulloch 1983: Buster Watson 1984: Mike McFarlane 1985: Linford Christie 1986: Jamie Henderson 1987: Linford Christie 1988: John Regis 1989: Marcus Adam 1990-93: Linford Christie 1997: Ian Mackie

v t e UK Athletics Championships winners in men's 200 metres 1977-1997 1977: Ainsley Bennett 1978: Allan Wells 1979: Earl Tulloch 1980: Cameron Sharp 1981: Earl Tulloch 1982: Mike McFarlane 1983: Buster Watson 1984: Todd Bennett 1985: Linford Christie & John Regis 1986: John Regis 1987: Roger Black 1988: Linford Christie 1989: Marcus Adam 1990: Ade Mafe 1991: John Regis 1992: Marcus Adam 1993: John Regis 1997: Dougie Walker

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