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Dame Valerie Kasanita Adams DNZM (formerly Vili; born 6 October 1984) is a retired New Zealand shot putter. She is a four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic, three-time Commonwealth Games champion and twice IAAF Continental Cup winner.
Valerie Adams (born October 6, 1984, Rotorua, New Zealand) is a retired shot-putter and Olympian who was virtually undefeated in the major international competitions in her sport between 2006 and 2014. She competed in five Olympic Games, earning gold medals in two.
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Aug 1, 2021 · 1 August 2021. Tokyo Olympics: Former world champion Valerie Adams wins bronze in her last Olympics. New Zealand's Valerie Adams became the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a...
Mar 1, 2022 · Dame Valerie Adams has announced her retirement, following a legendary shot put career that includes two Olympic gold medals and eight world title wins. The New Zealand star shared her decision to hang up her throwing shoes at a press conference on Tuesday (1), as she brought her hugely successful career that spanned more than two decades to a ...
Print. WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Two-time Olympic women's shot put champion Valerie Adams has announced her retirement at the age of 37. Adams also won Olympic silver and bronze medals and was...
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Feb 28, 2022 · New Zealand's Valerie Adams, the two-time Olympic shot put champion, has retired at the age of 37. Adams was the Olympic champion in 2008 and 2012, won silver in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo last...
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.
