Dame Valerie Kasanita Adams, formerly Vili, born on 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 champion and three-time Commonwealth Games champion, and her best outdoor throw of 21.24 metres is an Oceanian, Commonwealth and New Zealand record. She was the first woman to win four consecutive individual titles at the World Championships and was World Athlete of the Year in 2014. She had a winning streak of 56 elite competitions between 2010 and 2015, retired in 2022 and joined the board of High Performance Sport New Zealand.
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is a New Zealand retired shot putter
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born 6 October 1984
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She was the first woman to win four consecutive individual titles at the IAAF World Championships
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She is a four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic
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Adams was a finalist at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Adams won silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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2016 Summer Olympics, 2005 World Championships in Athletics
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