- Commonwealth Games star lost battle with cancer
- Remembered as 'stoic to the end' by his wife
Two-time Commonwealth Games star Adam Steinhardt lost his battle with cancer aged 55 after ignoring the risks to his health to share a final holiday with his wife and six children.
The athlete turned successful businessman passed away early on Monday morning after battling bowel cancer for six and a half years, and his wife Sacha took to social media to reveal moving details about his final days.
“Stoic to the end, he insisted on going ahead with our annual summer holiday to Port Rickaby despite the significant risk to his health,” he wrote.
'After enjoying an Adam Bliss day, watching two NFL games in the RV, feeling the sand between your toes on the beach, enjoying one of your favorite dinners, having some heart-to-heart conversations, and watching a magnificent sunset while listening to one of his favorite albums, the warrior in him decided it was a very good hand to fold.
'The children and I, our incredibly supportive families, take comfort in knowing that he is finally free of the pain and suffering he had endured for too long and that he died in a happy place.
'You fought a brave battle, my dear. I love you and I am very proud of you. Rest easy and I'll see you on the other side.
Adam Steinhardt (pictured) represented his country at two Commonwealth Games and the 1988 World Junior Championships.
The former pole vaulter spent his final hours of holiday with his wife Sacha (pictured together) and their six children.
The successful businessman pictured at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada
A talented pole vaulter, Steinhardt represented his country at the 1990 and 1994 Commonwealth Games, as well as the 1998 World Junior Championships.
He placed sixth in 1990 and seventh in 1988, and surpassed a personal best of 5.51 meters in 1996.
After his athletic career ended, Steinhardt became a successful businessman in Adelaide, first establishing a business selling Apple computers and then founding The Kingdom advertising agency.
In 2003, it said its Apple Mac business, Next Byte, was on track to generate $60 million in revenue.
Steinhardt's brave battle against the killer disease was illustrated in an Instagram post she made in March 2023.
“#chemo 54 infusion ended with vomiting two days ago, today he returned to rehab on #bike#zwift for 30 minutes,” he wrote.
'The second fastest in a year of chemotherapy, that is, every two weeks. I'm devastated but I won't give up.'
In November 2023 he posted a photo of him and Sacha at a concert while living one of his dreams.
'Day 2 of The Bucket List tour. #coldplay live in #perth. Despite lymphedema, Sacha and I continue to fight to enjoy the moments in life that are worth living.'
Steinhardt won a sports scholarship to the American University of Washington, where she began studying in 1988 before returning home to prepare for the 1990 Commonwealth Games.