Marcus Adam
English sportsperson (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marcus Adam (born 28 February 1968) is an English retired sportsperson, who represented Great Britain as both a sprinter and a bobsledder.
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-02-28) 28 February 1968 (age 56) London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Belgrave Harriers, Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competing in athletics, he won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, and also won gold and silver medals respectively in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and 1990 European Championships. He is also a member of the team which holds the British record in the 4 x 200 metres relay.
After retiring from athletics, he shifted to the sport of bobsleigh. He competed in the two-man bobsleigh event at the 2002 Winter Olympics (finishing in tenth place), having previously competed as a sprinter at the 1992 Summer Olympics (finishing in eighth place in the 200 metres and fourth place in the 4 x 100 metres relay).