Valerie Adams
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in New ZealandDame Valerie Kasanita Adams is a retired New Zealand shot putter. She is a four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic, three-time Commonwealth Games champion and twice IAAF Continental Cup winner. 8 ft) indoors. These marks are Oceanian, Commonwealth and New Zealand national records.
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Adams (right) in 2017, after her investiture as a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy
Adams celebrated her first world title in 2007
Adams competing at the 2011 World Championships
Adams atop the podium at the 2014 World Indoor Championships
Adams at the Bislett Games in 2011Awards 2
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Bret McKenzieAlso won Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Jenny ShipleyAlso won Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Ryan NelsenAlso won Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Lydia KoAlso won Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Taika WaititiAlso won Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Fran WalshAlso won Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of MeritAbout this person
Dame Valerie Kasanita Adams is a retired New Zealand shot putter. She is a four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic, three-time Commonwealth Games champion and twice IAAF Continental Cup winner. She has a personal best throw of 21.24 metres (69.7 ft) outdoors and 20.98 metres (68.8 ft) indoors. These marks are Oceanian, Commonwealth and New Zealand national records. She also holds the Oceanian junior record (18.93 m) and the Oceanian youth record (17.54 m), as well as the World Championships record, World Indoor Championships record and Commonwealth Games record.
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