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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. New Zealand shot putter Dame Valerie Adams DNZM Adams after her victory at the 2009 World Championships Personal information Birth name Valerie Kasanita Adams Born (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984 (age 40) Rotorua, New Zealand Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Weight 120 kg (265 lb) (2012) Sport ...
Dame Valerie Adams: More than Gold is a 2022 New Zealand documentary film, focusing on the life of Tongan-New Zealand Olympic shot putter Valerie Adams. Synopsis
The women's shot put at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships took place on March 19, 2016. [1] [2]That Valerie Adams took the lead in the first round was not a surprise. . Over the previous decade, the only woman to defeat Adams in a major international competition, turned out to be a serial drug c
There were two main contenders for the gold medal: New Zealander Valerie Vili (who returned to using her maiden name of Adams following her 2010 divorce) and Nadzeya Astapchuk of Belarus. Adams, with four straight wins on the Diamond League circuit, entered the competition as the defending champion and reigning Olympic champion .
Valerie Adams is the most successful athlete in the event, having won 4 gold medals and one silver medal. Gong Lijiao is the most decorated athlete in the event, having won a total of 8 medals in total between 2009 and 2023, more than any athlete has won in a single individual event.
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
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Valerie Adams entered as the 2-time defending champion having won the Olympic gold medal in 2008 & 2012 (initial champion Nadzeya Ostapchuk remained banned for doping). ). Adams had regained form, ranking second in the world with 20.19 m, after two injury affected s