Valerie ADAMS

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 10 September 2006

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Saturday, 06 October 1984
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Rotorua, New Zealand

INTERNATIONAL
New Zealand
- Event(s)
  Shot Put
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2008 & 2012 Gold Shot Put, 2016 silver shot put. 2020 bronze shot put,
  Worlds: 2007, 2009, 2011 & 2013 Gold Shot Put. 2005 bronze Shot Put,
  World Indoors: 2008,2010, 2012, 2014 & 2016 Gold Shot Put
  
  Commonwealth: 2006, 2010 & 2014 Gold. 2002 & 2018 silver Shot Put.

Valerie ADAMS - New Zealand - Shot Put winner at the 2006 World Cup (result)

Valerie is pictured above at the 2006 Grand Prix Final in Stuttgart. She finished in second place in the Shot Put behind Natalia Khoroneko. A week later Vili represented Oceana in the World Cup, finishing in first place with an effort of 19.87m.
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Women's Shot Put. 2006 Grand Prix Final
1. Natalia Khoroneko	BLR	19.81
2. Valerie Vili	NZL	19.64
3. Nadezhda Ostapchuk	BLR	19.50
4. Yumileidi Cumba	CUB	18.78
5. Petra Lammert	GER	18.67
6. Nadine Kleinert	GER	18.18
7. Kristin Heaston	USA	17.51

Women's Shot Put. 2006 World Cup
1. Valerie Vili	OCE	19.87
2. Olga Ryabinkina	RUS	19.54
3. Yumileidi Cumba	AME	19.12
4. Natalia Khoroneko	EUR	19.06
5. Ling Li	ASI	19.05
6. Jillian Camarena	USA	18.43
7. Krystyna Zabawska	POL	17.74

Valerie ADAMS - New Zealand - 2013 World Champion again in the shot put.

12 August 2013
New Zealand

Valerie ADAMS - New Zealand - Valerie wins her third World Championship

29 August 2011
New Zealand

Valerie ADAMS - New Zealand - 2009 World Shot put champion.

16 August 2009
New Zealand

Valerie ADAMS - New Zealand - 2008 Olympic Shot Put Champion (result)

16 August 2008
New Zealand

Valerie ADAMS - New Zealand - 2007 World Championships Shot Put Gold (result)

26 August 2007
New Zealand

10 September 2006
New Zealand

Valerie ADAMS - New Zealand - 2005 World Champs Shot Put bronze (result)

13 August 2005
New Zealand

Valerie ADAMS - New Zealand - Shot Put silver at 2002 Commonwealths (result)

28 July 2002
New Zealand