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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.
Aug 1, 2021 · New Zealand's Valerie Adams became the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a single field event after claiming bronze in the women's shot put.
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.
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.
One of the all-time greats of New Zealand athletics, Dame Valerie Adams magnificently bestrode the shot circle like a colossus for more than two decades snaring ten global titles, four Olympic medals, three Commonwealth crowns and a staggering nine-year unbeaten streak spanning 107 competitions (from 2006-2015) during an incomparable career.
Mar 1, 2022 · 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 a four...
