Adam Basil
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Adam Basil is an Australian athlete, specialising in 100m and 4x100 m relay.
He ran the 1st leg for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
in the 4x100m relay with Paul Di Bella, Patrick Johnson
and Joshua Ross
. The team qualified for the final where they finished 6th. This was the first time an Australian Mens 4x100m relay team had made an Olympic Final. He was also part of the 4x100m Australian team (Paul Di Bella, Steve Brimacombe
& Matt Shirvington
) that won a Bronze Medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada and the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane. He has also represented Australia at the 1999 World Championships
in Seville Spain, 2003 World Championships
in Paris France and 1994 World Junior Championship
in Lisbon Portugal.
Adam is currently the strength and conditioning coach at the Melbourne Victory
and part time athletics coach at Melbourne Grammar School
.
He ran the 1st leg for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
in the 4x100m relay with Paul Di Bella, Patrick Johnson
Patrick Johnson (sprinter)
Patrick Johnson is an Australian athlete. He is the current Oceanian and Australian record holder in the 100 metres with a time of 9.93 seconds, achieved in Mito, Japan, on 5 May 2003. The time has made him the 17th fastest man in history at the time and 38th man to crack the 10-second barrier...
and Joshua Ross
Joshua Ross
Joshua Ross is an Australian track and field sprinter. He spent his early childhood in south western Sydney and moved with his family to the Central Coast at around age seven. He went to Woy Woy Public School and Henry Kendall High School...
. The team qualified for the final where they finished 6th. This was the first time an Australian Mens 4x100m relay team had made an Olympic Final. He was also part of the 4x100m Australian team (Paul Di Bella, Steve Brimacombe
Steve Brimacombe
Steve Brimacombe is an Australian athletics coach and former runner.Under the tutelage of renowned Scottish coach Jim Bradley , Brimacombe won the 1991 Stawell Gift. A fortnight after winning the Australian 200m title, Brimacombe finished 2nd in the 1994 Stawell Gift off scratch...
& Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington
Matt Shirvington is an Australian athlete and television presenter who held the Australian 100m national sprint title from 1998 to 2002...
) that won a Bronze Medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Canada and the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane. He has also represented Australia at the 1999 World Championships
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
in Seville Spain, 2003 World Championships
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
in Paris France and 1994 World Junior Championship
1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-References:* at GBRathletics.com* from World Junior Athletics History...
in Lisbon Portugal.
Adam is currently the strength and conditioning coach at the Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
and part time athletics coach at Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, located in South Yarra and Caulfield, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
.