Valerie Adams-Vili
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Valerie Kasanita•Adams-Vili (-Price) |
| Used name | Valerie•Adams-Vili |
| Born | 6 October 1984 in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty (NZL) |
| Measurements | 193 cm / 120 kg |
| Affiliations | Counties Manukau / Pakuranga Athletic Club [Auckland, NZL] |
| Title(s) | Dame |
| NOC |  New Zealand |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
Valerie Adams won the shot put at the Olympic Games in Beijing to become the first New Zealand athletics gold medallist since John Walker in 1976 and the first woman since long jumper Yvette Williams in 1952. Adams, born to a Tongan mother and an English father, had earlier become one of the first four women to win world titles at youth, junior and senior levels (the others were Jana Pittman, Yelena Isinbayeva and Veronica Campbell-Brown). She successfully defended her world title in Berlin in 2009. She also won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne in 2006 after finishing second four years earlier in Manchester and defended the title in 2010. By the end of 2013 he had completed a six year unbeaten streak in World and Olympic competition winning 4 World Championship and 2 Olympic titles. Adams was formerly married to former New Caledonia discus thrower Bernard Vili, who represented France in the 2009 IAAF World Championships but they divorced in 2010.
Personal Best: SP – 21.24 (2011).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL |
Valerie Adams | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL |
Valerie Vili | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL |
Valerie Adams | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL |
Valerie Adams | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Athletics | NZL |
Valerie Adams | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (4–1–0 2005 Helsinki silver: shot put (competed as Valerie Vili); 2007 Osaka gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Vili); 2009 Berlin gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Vili); 2011 Daegu gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams); 2013 Moskva gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships (3–1–1 2008 Valencia gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Vili); 2010 Doha silver: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams); 2012 İstanbul gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams); 2014 Sopot gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams); 2016 Portland bronze: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (3–2–0 2002 Manchester ATH silver: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams); 2006 Melbourne ATH gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Vili); 2010 Delhi ATH gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams); 2014 Glasgow ATH gold: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams); 2018 Gold Coast ATH silver: shot put (competed as Valerie Adams))
- Listed in Olympian Members of the Nobility (Dame)