Table of Contents
- 1 How many medals has Valerie Adams won over all?
- 2 How many Olympics did Valerie Adams win?
- 3 What is the current women’s world record for shot put?
- 4 When did Valerie Adams get her first gold medal?
- 5 Who holds the world record in the shot put?
- 6 How many siblings does Steven Adams have?
- 7 When did Valerie Adams win her 4th medal?
- 8 How many times has Valerie Adams won the Lonsdale Cup?
How many medals has Valerie Adams won over all?
Adams competed in her first Olympics in Athens 17 years ago, and since then has accumulated four Olympic medals (two golds, a silver and now the bronze), four outdoor world championship titles, and three Commonwealth Games golds (along with two silvers).
Has Valerie Adams got a gold medal?
Adams won silver medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics (amended to a gold after prior winner Nadzeya Astapchuk was disqualified for doping), 2016 Summer Olympics, 2005 World Championships in Athletics, and the Commonwealth Games in 2002 and 2018….Valerie Adams.
| Event | Total |
|---|---|
| 1st | 15 |
| 2nd | 4 |
| 3rd | 2 |
How many Olympics did Valerie Adams win?
four Olympic Games
Adams – a shot put bronze medallist on Sunday – is now the first New Zealander to get medals at four Olympic Games, yet there is much more to the 36-year-old than dizzying rows of statistics. Valerie Adams is all concentration as she gets set to heft the shot on her way to a fourth consecutive Olympic shot put medal.
Did Valerie Adams win?
Dame Valerie Adams has claimed a bronze medal in the shot put at the Tokyo Olympics. Her best throw of 19.62 metres got her on the podium behind China’s Lijiao Gong and USA’s Raven Saunders.
What is the current women’s world record for shot put?
22.63
women – SENIOR – outdoor
| Type | Mark | Competitor |
|---|---|---|
| World Records | 22.63 | Natalya LISOVSKAYA |
| World Championships in Athletics Records | 21.24 | Natalya LISOVSKAYA |
| World Championships in Athletics Records | 21.24 | Valerie ADAMS |
| World Leading 2021 | 20.58 | Lijiao GONG |
How heavy is Valerie Adams?
120 kg
Valerie Adams/Weight
When did Valerie Adams get her first gold medal?
2006
When Kiwi shot-put champion Valerie Adams won the gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, she looked skyward in memory of her mother, Lilika, who had died when she was a teenager.
When did Valerie Adams get her gold medals?
Who holds the world record in the shot put?
Ryan Crouser
What are the current shot put world records to beat? American Ryan Crouser holds the current men’s shot put world record after he threw 76 feet, 8 ¼ inches at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June. Crouser also set the Olympic record at the 2016 Rio Games with a 73 foot, 10 ½ inch throw to win gold.
How much does Valerie Adams weight?
How many siblings does Steven Adams have?
Valerie Adams
Lisa AdamsWarren AdamsRalph AdamsSid Adams Jr
Steven Adams/Siblings
Two of his half-sisters are athletes: Valerie Adams is a dual Olympic gold medallist and four-time world champion shot-putter and Lisa Adams is a para athlete who has won gold at the Paralympics in shot-put. His brothers, Warren and Sid Jr., had careers in the New Zealand National Basketball League.
Who is the hold javelin throw world record in men?
Jan Železný
The current (as of 2017) men’s world record is held by Jan Železný at 98.48 m (1996); Barbora Špotáková holds the women’s world record at 72.28 m (2008). Of the 69 Olympic medals that have been awarded in the men’s javelin, 32 have gone to competitors from Norway, Sweden or Finland.
When did Valerie Adams win her 4th medal?
Adams won her fourth Olympic medal in July 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning a bronze medal with a best put of 19.62 metres (64.4 ft). Adams was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, to a Tongan mother (Lilika Ngauamo) and an English father (Sydney Adams).
How tall is Valerie Adams in the shot put?
Adams came in second in the shot put at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, with a seasonal best put of 18.70 m. Adams won her fourth Olympic medal in July 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, winning a bronze medal with a best put of 19.62 metres (64.4 ft).
How many times has Valerie Adams won the Lonsdale Cup?
Adams also won four times at the Australian Athletics Championships between 2004 and 2008. From 2006 to 2012 she was chosen as the New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year seven times consecutively and has been awarded the Lonsdale Cup on five occasions in recognition as the leading national athlete in an Olympic sport.
What did Valerie Adams do at the Commonwealth Games?
In the 2017 New Year Honours, Adams was named a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She skipped the entire track and field that season due to pregnancy. Adams came in second in the shot put at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, with a seasonal best put of 18.70 m.