Valerie Adams

Valerie Adams

Medal record
Women's athletics
World Championships
	2005 Helsinki	Shot put
Commonwealth Games
	2006 Melbourne	Shot put
	2002 Manchester	Shot put

Valerie Vili, née Adams, (born October 6, 1984 in Rotorua) is a shot putter from New Zealand.

In 2002 she became junior world champion and landed a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. In 2004 she finished 8th at the Olympic Games, competing just weeks after having an appendectomy, and the age of just 19.

The next year she earned a place in the international elite, winning a surprise bronze medal at the World Championships with a personal best throw of 19.87m. In addition, she finished second at the World Athletics Final. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games the 1.96m-tall athlete won the gold medal, breaking the 20-year-old Commonwealth Games record of 19.00m with a throw of 19.66m.

Her current personal best throw of 20.20 metres is also the Oceanian record.

Valerie Vili is married to Bertrand Vili, a discus thrower from New Caledonia.

She is currently preparing for the world athletics final in Osaka later in 2007 after having surgery on her shoulder bone. She will go into Osaka ranked number 2 in the world.

References

• Valerie Vili at World Athletics