Valerie Adams

Valerie Adams is a twice Olympic, Commonwealth and World Indoor Champion who represents New Zealand.

Born: 6th October 1984 in Rotorua, New Zealand.

Height: 1.93m (6ft 4in)

Weight: 120kg (as of 2012)

Coached By: Kirstin Hellier

PBs: 21.24m (She holds the New Zealand, Oceanian, Commonwealth and equal World Championship Records.)

Olympic Medals:   Gold in London 2012

Gold in Beijing 2008

Resides: Switzerland.

Parents: Tongan Mother Lilika Ngaumo and English Father Sydney Adams

Interesting Facts:

One of only 8 athletes to win the world championshps in her event at youth, junior and senior level. (Along with Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jaques Freitag, Yelena Isinbayeva, Jana Pittman, Dani Samuels and David Storl).

Her Father had in total 18 children with 5 different women.