My Favourite Athlete!!>

Valerie Adams is New Zealand’s greatest shot put athlete! She won a gold medal in 2008. She is very special to New Zealand. She represented New Zealand.

Valerie Adams may be Tongan or Samoan heritage. She looks like a Tongan to me but heaps of people say she is Samoan. She is a wonderful shot put athlete. She was born in October the 6th and in 1984 in Rotorua!

She competes in the event called Shot Put. She can throw far as! She won heaps of gold medals! This year she won silver but then after wards she found out she won gold medal. She is 1.93 m tall.

She is famous because she is one of the best shot put athletes. She is also famous because she represents New Zealand in the olympics. She is like New Zealands hero!! She weighs 120 kg’s.