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Do you know who Valerie Kasanita Adams is? Nicky

Do you know who Valerie Kasanita Adams is?  Valerie Adams is a famous New Zealand Shot putter. She has broken many records and has won many, many awards. I hope you enjoy this report and you learn something.

Valerie Adams grew up in Rotorua in New Zealand. She was born in 1984, her dad was English and her mum was Tongan. Valerie Kasanita Adams is 6 ft 5 inches or 1.96 metres tall. When Valerie played in her school basketball team her height and her sports skills made her really handy with the ball.Valerie Adams belongs to the church of Jesus Christ, of Latter - Day Saints.In 2010, Valerie Adams had separated her husband Bertrand Vili.  

As Valerie Adams got older she started to enjoy Shot Put, so to become an expert she had been coached. Valerie had three coaches, her first coach was Kirsten Hellier, they met in 1998, her second coach was Didier Poppe in 2010, and Jean Pierre Egger was her third Coach.

One of Valerie Adams achievements was winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2006. She won another gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In Beijing Valerie won another gold medal in the 2008 Games. At the Melbourne Games she was shot putting at 19.66 m! In the Beijing Games, she threw a shot put at 20.56 m! Also in Jamaica she threw a shot put, the distance was 17.73 m, and won a silver at the Commonwealth Games! Valerie sure has won a lot of medals.

Sadly, Valerie's mum died when she was just 15. Whenever Valerie competes in challenges, she oftens look up to the Heavens.

My Report on Valerie Adams By Teagan

Valerie Adams

Valerie Kasanita Adams is one of the best Shot Putters in the world. She is one of the best gold medal chances for New Zealand, and makes New Zealand proud.

Valerie Kasanita Adams was born October 6th 1984. She was born in Rotorua, New Zealand. Valerie is Tongan from her mother Lilika Ngauomo, and English from her dad Sydney Adams. Valerie has several brothers over 7ft tall. Her youngest brother Steven Adams is a basketball player in Massachusetts United States of America. Valerie Is very tall. She is 6ft 4, that is 1.96 metres, nearly 2 metres tall. Valerie supports God and belongs to Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ.

Valerie was shy at school. She went to Otatara Primary School. Her family couldn’t afford shoes for her massive feet. She was the tallest in her class and used to get teased and got called names at school. She was good at basketball and had strong forearms which was first recognised by her P.E. teacher at Mangere High School.

A sad part in Valerie’s life was when her mother Lilika Ngauamo died of cancer when Valerie was just 15 years old. Her mother inspired her to shot put and to work harder. Valerie later on got married to the a New Caledonian discus thrower Bertrand Vili in 2004. But unfortunately Valerie  and Bertrand separated in 2010.

She broke the record for shot put in bare feet in the junior championships.  In 2001 Valerie won gold at the World Youth championships in Hungary. In 2002 Valerie was first in the World Junior Track and Field Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, throwing a distance of 17.73m and then went on to win silver at the Manchester Commonwealth Games, with a throw of  17.45m.Valerie went to her first Olympics in Athens in 2004, just a month after having surgery.Valerie came ninth in the qualifying round, she missed out on the final. One of the finalists later failed a drugs test, which brought Valerie into eighth place. In 2008 Valerie won gold at the Beijing Olympics.

Valerie has had three coaches. Her first coach was Kirsten Hellier, who was a well known javelin thrower. They met in 1998 and were together for 11 years. Her second coach was Dide Poppe and fired him in 2010. She now lives in Switzerland with her third coach Jean Pierre Egger. Valerie has done very well under him.
Valerie Adams is one of New Zealand’s icons and will hopefully win us some medals at the London Olympics this year.

My report on Valerie Adams By Isabella

Valerie Kasanita Adams

                          

Introduction

Valerie Kasanita Adams is a famous New Zealand shot putter. She has won many gold medals and she has broken many world records because of her powerful throwing ability.

Valerie Adams was born on 6th October 1984, in Rotorua New Zealand. She has a Tongan mother and her  father was English born. She also has several brothers. She was a shy child at school, she went to Otatara Primary School also she went to Mangere High School. She is 6 ft 5 in tall and she weighs 120 kg. She was also good at basketball. Her first coach was Kirsten Hellier she was well known for Javelin player. They met in 1998 and were together for 11 years.

In Valerie’s life there has also been some sadness because her mother died when she was 15 years old and it was her mother that inspired her. Also Valerie and her husband were divorced,

Valerie Adams has broke the world record for shot put in bare feet for the junior championship. She won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. In Jamaica she threw a shot put at 17.73m.

She won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. Valerie Adams best throw was 21.24m. Valerie Adams has won 2 gold   medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal. At the 2009 Grand Premio Rio in Brazil she won the competition with a new personal best and oceanian area record of 20.69m.  She won at the 2012 IAAF continental cup with a Season’s best mark of 20.85m.

Valerie Adams is well known for the three time world champion and two time Commonwealth and indoor champion for shot put.

She might win something for this year at the London 2012 Olympics.

My Report on Valerie Adams By Aryan

Valerie Adams

Valerie Kasanita Adams is a very famous shot putter. She has recently gone to the Olympics and She has won a lot of gold medals. She has put New Zealand on the map around the world for her very great achievements.

Valerie was born on October 6th 1984 in Rotorua. Lilika Ngauamo and Sydney Adams are her parents.  She has several brothers and they all are over seven feet tall. Her mother died when she was just 15 years old. In 1998 her mother had  cancer and she died the following year.
Valerie was very sad and turned to sports for comfort.

Valerie is a shot putter for New Zealand and she has won 12 gold medals, 5 silver and 1 bronze medal she has broken many world records. Overall Valerie Adams is a famous female shot putter. We all believe that she will definitely bring back a gold medal to New Zealand.

My Report on Valerie Adams By Oh S'mar

Report on Valerie Kasanita Adams

Valerie Adams is a famous New Zealand Shot Putter. She is representing New Zealand in the London Olympics 2012.

Valerie was born on October 6th 1984 in Rotorua, New Zealand. She is 6ft tall. Her mum Lilika Ngauamo is Tongan and her Dad, Sydney Adams is English. Valerie Adams has several brothers. Her brother are all 7ft tall. Her mother died when she was 15 years old. Her mother inspired her and her mother died before she became famous.

Valerie attended Otautara Primary School. She was shy when she first started school. Valerie Adams has been to three Olympic Games.

Valerie broke a record in the Junior Championship in bare feet. She has also set many world records. In 2009 Valerie threw a distance of 20.69m. In 1998 Valerie first met Kirstan Hellier a famous javelin thrower. She was her coach for 11 years. Kirstan supported Valerie when her mum died. Her next coach was Didder Poppe. In 2010 her Diddier Poppe was fired and Jean Pierre from Switzerland came along and has been working with her together since.

In 2007 Valerie Adams had married Bertand Vili but then separated in 2010. She was once Valerie Vili but is now back to Valerie Adams. Valerie Adams is having a successful career. She is making New Zealand proud. Hopefully she still remains the reigning women’s Olympics champion. We are all astonished with her amazing talent and wish her all the best on her journey.

My Report on Valerie Adams By Angel

Valerie Adams

Valerie Kasanita Adams is a famous New Zealand shot putter. She has broken many world records and has won many gold medals. Valerie Adams makes New Zealand proud of her achievements

 Valerie Kasanita Adams was born on October 6th 1984 in Rotorua, New Zealand and was brought up in a Christian background. Her mother Lilika Ngauamo was Tongan and her father Sydney Adams was English born. She also has several brothers that are over 7ft tall. Sadly her mother died when she was 15 years old and her mother inspired her. In 2010 she divorced her husband Bertrand Vili.

 Valerie was a shy child when she was at school. She was also very tall and good at basketball. Her P.E teacher spotted her talents at high school in Mangere and noticed her good forearm throws.

 Valerie Adams broke the record for shot put in bare feet in the junior championships. She also won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth. In Jamaica she threw a shot put at 17.73m and won silver at the Commonwealth Games. She is currently holding the New Zealand Oceanian, Commonwealth and equal World championship records with a personal best throw of 21.24 metres.

 Her first coach was Kristern Hellier. She was a very well known Javelin player. They met in 1998 and were together for 11 years. Valerie Adam’s coach now is Jean-Pierre Egger

 Valerie Adams’s makes New Zealand proud of her achievements. Valerie will make New Zealand proud in the 2012 Olympic games and will win lots of gold medals.