Brian Adams
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1949-03-13) 13 March 1949
Leicester, England
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
SpouseJoy Hollins (1973-present)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubLeicester Walking Club

Brian Adams (born 13 March 1949) is a British retired racewalker from Leicester who worked as a coach in Sheffield.[1]

Walking career

Adams won his first RWA Young Athletes Road Walk Championship in the Junior Men's category in 1969. Some of his career achievements include winning the RWA 50 Kilometres Road Walk Race in 1977 in Milton Keynes and winning the RWA Men's Long Distance Road Walk Championship in 1983, in which he completed 100 kilometres in 10:13:16.[2]

While he is best known for 20 kilometres, achieving his personal best of 1:27:46 in 1975,[3] he won the 1984 Leicester RWA 100 miles in 17:39:28, beating long-distance specialists such as John Cannell from the Isle of Man.[4]

Adams came second in the RWA Men's 10 Miles Road Walk Championships in the years 1975 in Southwick, 1976 in York, 1978 in London and 1979 in York.[5]

Adams also won the AAA Championships 10000 metres Walk five years in a row from 1975.[6]

Adams competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics, coming in 11th place with a time of 1:30:46.[7] At these Olympics, he shared a room with Paul Nihill, who gave him the nickname "Bernie".[8] He represented England in the 30 kilometres walk event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where he placed 4th with a time of 2:29:42.[9][10]

Life after walking

After retiring from competing, Adams became a coach at City of Sheffield AC[11] with a career lasting over 25 years, winning Yorkshire and Humberside Coach of the Year award in 2017.[12] Adams now lives in Sheffield, where he is a trustee of a local Methodist Church[13] and of the South Yorkshire Schools' Athletic Association,[14] where he also serves as the Race Walking Secretary.[15]

Personal life

In 1973, he married Joy Hollins and the couple have two sons together, Nathan and Simeon, and five grandchildren. He trained his son Nathan[16] who went on to win the RWA Young Athletes Road Walk Championships in 1999 and the RWA's Men's 35 Kilometres Road Walk Championships in 2004.[17] Adams is a Christian and is well known for his faith, signing with the phrase "Walk with Jesus" throughout his career.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "British Road Walk Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Brian Adams PB". 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Tony (18 October 2017). "Memories of Leicester and Lancashire". Lancashire Walking Club : Health The First Wealth. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "British Road Walk Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (Men)". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Adams Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Tony (18 December 2020). "Paul Nihill RIP: One of the Greats of the Golden Era". Lancashire Walking Club : Health The First Wealth. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  10. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  11. ↑ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Race Walking Association Newsletter October 2017" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "GREENHILL METHODIST CHURCH, SHEFFIELD - Charity 1130675". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "SOUTH YORKSHIRE SCHOOLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION - Charity 508016". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Officers – South Yorkshire County Athletics Association". Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "British Road Walk Championships". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  18. ↑ Taylor, Tony (18 October 2017). "Memories of Leicester and Lancashire". Lancashire Walking Club : Health The First Wealth. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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