Valerie Adams

Quick Facts

Full Name	Valerie Adams
Occupation	Shot Putter
Date Of Birth	Oct 6, 1984(1984-10-06)
Age	40
Birthplace	Rotorua
Country	New Zealand
Horoscope	Libra

Valerie Adams Biography

Valerie Adams is one of the most popular and richest Shot Putter who was born on October 6, 1984 in Rotorua, New Zealand. Dominant shot putter from New Zealand who took home consecutive Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.

She is one of her country’s most dominant shot putters, much like her English male counterpart Geoff Capes.

In 1998 Adams met former javelin thrower Kirsten Hellier, who would become her coach for the next 11 years. Adams first came to prominence when winning the World Youth Championships in 2001, with a throw of 16.87 m. She followed this up in 2002 by becoming World Junior champion, throwing 17.73 m, and had her first taste of senior success winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games with 17.45 m.

At national level, she has won fifteen shot put titles at the New Zealand Athletics Championships between 2001 and 2018, as well as having a hammer throw national title in 2003. Adams also won four times at the Australian Athletics Championships between 2004 and 2008. From 2006 to 2012 she was chosen as the New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year seven times consecutively and has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup on five occasions in recognition as the leading national athlete in an Olympic sport.

She grew up with 17 siblings, many of whom have used their large stature to also become professional athletes. One of her siblings is basketball player Steven Adams. She was married to Bertrand Vili from 2004 until 2010. She married Gabriel Price in 2016 and is close with her in-laws.

Valerie Adams Net Worth

Valerie Adams is one of the richest Shot Putter from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Valerie Adams 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She won her first World Youth Championship gold medal at age 17.

She is also a three-time World Championship gold medalist and two-time World Indoor Championships gold medalist.

Dame Valerie Kasanita Adams DNZM (formerly Vili; born 6 October 1984) is a 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. She has a personal best throw of 21.24 metres outdoors and 20.54 m indoors. These marks are Oceanian, Commonwealth and New Zealand national records. She also holds the Oceanian junior record (18.93 m) and the Oceanian youth record (17.54 m), as well as the World Championships record, World Indoor Championships record and Commonwealth Games record.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Valerie Adams height 6 feet 4 inches Valerie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Valerie Adams Dating?

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Later that season she won at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup with a season’s best mark of 20.85 m and also competed at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, where she set a Games record mark of 20.47 m to retain her title. In late 2010 Jean-Pierre Egger took over as her coach from Poppe.

Facts & Trivia

Valerie Ranked on the list of most popular Shot Putter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Valerie Adams celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.

Adams was the third woman to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletics event, following the feats of Yelena Isinbayeva and Jana Pittman. She was the first woman to win four consecutive individual titles at the IAAF World Championships. Adams had a winning streak that extended to 56 wins at elite-level competitions, which started in August 2010 and ended in July 2015. (This streak may increase to 95, depending on the results of a doping ban against Nadzeya Ostapchuk, who was the sole challenger to Vili during this period.) She was the IAAF World Athlete of the Year in 2014 and the Track & Field News Athlete of the Year in 2012 and 2013. She had the longest shot put performance of the season every year from 2006 to 2014, bar 2008 when she was second to Natallia Mikhnevich (later banned for doping that year).

Why is Valerie Adams so famous?

Commonwealth. Dame Valerie Adams is one of New Zealand’s most successful and celebrated Olympic athletes. Dame Valerie has competed at five editions of the Olympic Games, winning a staggering two golds, one silver and one bronze medal in shot put.

Why did Valerie Adams retire?

Adams also outlined her immediate plans after retiring from competition. “My mind is happy as I look forward to spending more time with my beautiful family. I’ll continue to coach my sister Lisa in her journey to the next Paralympics, as well as working in my community and with my incredible sponsors.

Why did Valerie Adams become a dame?

She was beaten by Michelle Carter who had a personal best of 20.63 m with her last put of the competition. In the 2017 New Year Honours, Adams was named a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She skipped the entire track and field that season due to pregnancy.

What is Valerie Adams ranked in the world?

DisciplinePlaceScore
Women’s Shot Put| 7| 1289
Women’s Overall Ranking| 188| 1289

Is Valerie Adams related to Steven Adams?

It’s a big family. Steven’s half-sister , Dame Valerie Adams, is a two- time Olympic shot put gold medalist as well as a four-time World Champion. Adams plays the guitar and is a Meatloaf fan. He’s been conducting free basketball camps for kids in New Zealand since 2013.