On October the sixth 1984 Valerie Adams was born. She lives in Rotorua where she was born.
As she turned twelve she started playing Shot Put after winning a school competition.
Two years later her mother had been diagnosed with cancer and had died but that never stopped her from doing what she loved.
Later on in her life she met her coach Kristen Hellier in 1998. Kristen Hellier was a former Silver Medalist at Shot Put.
In 2002, Valerie Adams won the Junior Champs with a throw of 17.73 metres and thats when she became world famous.
In the 2008 Olympic Games she got given a Gold Medal and had won for New Zealand. Later that year she met Bertrand Vili and short after they married her name changed to Valerie Vili.
In 2012 we still look forward to seeing her at the 2012 Olympic Games in London!
By Shiroh
