Valerie Adams
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Valerie Adams is a New Zealand shot putter and multiple Olympic and world champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest female throwers in athletics history.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealander
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athlete ⓘ human ⓘ shot putter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Olympic bronze medal
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Olympic gold medal ⓘ Olympic silver medal ⓘ World Championships in Athletics gold medal ⓘ World Indoor Championships gold medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1984-10-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tongan ⓘ |
| event | shot put ⓘ |
| familyName | Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Dame Valerie Kasanita Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Valerie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height |
193 cm
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6 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
one of the greatest female shot putters of all time
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one of the greatest female throwers in athletics history ⓘ |
| medalRecord |
bronze medal in women’s shot put at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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gold medal in women’s shot put at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ⓘ gold medal in women’s shot put at the 2012 London Olympics ⓘ silver medal in women’s shot put at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | autobiography "Valerie" ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldIndoorTitles | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldOutdoorTitles | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
coach
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sports administrator ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2004 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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2008 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2012 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 2020 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New Zealand
NERFINISHED
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Rotorua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirement | retired from competitive athletics in 2022 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sibling | Steven Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| worldChampionInDiscipline | women’s shot put ⓘ |
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