2. Ab"t Vale!e
Vale!e Kasanita Adams was born on 6 October 1984. Vale!e $ a fam"s
New Zealnd %ot pu&er. She $ a women's 'ree-time World champion, two-time
Commonweal' and World Indoor champion. She currently holds ( New
Zealand, Oceanian, Commonweal' and equal World Champion%ip records wi'
a personal best 'row of 21.24 metres. Vale!e Adams grew up in Rotorua, New
Zealand wi' her Tongan mo'er (Lilika Ngauamo), Engl$h fa'er (Sydney
Adams) and her bro'er Steven Adams who $ currently a Basketballer. Vale!e
Adams was mar!ed to Be+rand Villi but 'en had ,vorced him early in 2010.
3. Career Beginnings
She fir. began competing in %ot pu& at 14 years of
a/, a0er taking pa+ in a school competition and
being seen by K!.en Hellier who 'en later became
her coach for he next eleven years.
4. Career
•In 1999 Vale!e competed in her fir. World Y"' Champion%ip,
fin$hing ten' plac1
•Two years later in 221, Vale!e won ( World Y"'
Champion%ips 'at were held in Hungary wi' a 'row of 17.73 m.
•A year later, %e came fir. in ( World Junior Track and Field
Champion%ips in King.on, Jamaica and had 'en went on to win
silver at ( Manchester Commonweal' Games. (3rew 17.45 m)
5. •In 224, Vale!e went on to compete in her very fir. Olympic Games 'at
were held in A'ens. Vale!e had come nin' place in ( games but 'en got
br"ght up to eigh' place due to one of ( final$ts who had failed a 4ug test.
• 3e following year in December, Vale!e had broke Vale!e Y"ng's New
Zealand record of 17.26 m. Vale!e 'rew 19.29m, becoming ( fir. New
Zealand women to break ( 19 m bar!er.
•In January 225, Vale!e Adams was named A'lete of ( Year by A'letics
New Zealand. Also on 'at same year, %e was nominated for ( Halberg
Spo+woman of ( Year Award.
6. •3e following year, Vale!e earned a place in ( international elite, winning a
bronze medal at ( World Champion%ips wi' a personal best 'row of 19.87 m,
and going on to fin$h second at ( World A'letics Final. At ( 226
Commonweal' Games! Vale!e had won a gold medal, breaking ( 20-year-old
Commonweal' Games record of 19.2 m wi' a 'row of 19.66 m.
•In 228 Adams broke ( Oceania record in winning her fir. World Indoor Title
in Valencia (20.19 m). At ( Beijing Olympics, %e made it for ( finals
wi' ( lon/. ,.ance 'ro5, 19.73 meters, on her fir. 'row. She won (
gold wi' a 'row of 20.56 m,beating Belarussian 'rower Natallia Mikhnevich.
Later on ( year, %e also won ( New Zealand Spo+s Award of ( year.
7. •In 229 Vale!e had set ano'er Oceania record when
%e was competing in Brazil wi' a 'row of 20.69.
•Vale!e had won ( Halberg Award for 'ird time in
229.
•A year later Vale!e Adams was defeated in (
World Indoor Champion%ip and won silver.
8. •Vale!e Adams had won ( 2011 World Champion%ips
equalling ( champion%ip record 21.24 met by Natalya
L$ovskay.
•At ( 2012 World Indoor Champion%ips Adams won
( competition wi' a 'row of 20.54 m, a new indoors
personal best.
•3$ year Vale!e Adams had got defeated and had won
silver at ( London Olympics.
9. Job
•Vale!e has held a job as a ass$tant
7o+ coor,nator at Macleans
Colla/ in Auckland since 223.
10. Medals
Olympic Games World A'letics Final
Gold - 228 Beiing Gold - 228 Stu&ga+
Silver - 2012 London Gold - 229 3essaloniki
Silver - 225 Monaco
Continental Cup
Silver - 226 Stu&ga+
Gold - 226 A'ens
Silver - 227 Stu&ga+
Gold - 2010 Split
World Champion%ips
Commonweal' Games
World Indoor Champion%ips Gold - 227 Osaka
Gold - 2010 Delhi
Gold - 228 Valencia Gold - 229 Berlin
Gold - 226 Melb"rne
Gold - 2012 I.anbul Gold - 2011 Daegu
Silver - 222 Manchester
Silver - 2010 Doha Bronze - 225 Helsinki
11. Awards
•Supreme Halberg Award x4
•New Zealand Spo+s Award of (
Year.
•New Spo+swoman of ( year x4
•Junior Spo+swoman of e year x2
•C"nties Manukau Spo+ 7o+ing
excellence award
