2016 Summer Olympics - Athletes

Shot put

Valerie Adams

Date of birth

1984-10-06

Birthplace

Rotorua

Height

193 cm

Weight

120.0 kg

Olympic Games (2 medals: 2 gold)

  • Shot put : 1st (2008, 2012)

World Championships (5 medals: 4 gold, 1 silver)

  • Shot put : 1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013), 2nd (2005)

World Indoor Championships (5 medals: 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

  • Shot put: 1st (2008, 2012, 2014), 2nd (2010), 3rd (2016)

Bouncing back

Two-time Olympic champion (2008, 2012), four-time world champion, and undefeated between August 2010 and July 2016, New Zealander Valerie Adams will be hot favourite in the shot put in Rio.

Brought up by her Tongan mother after her English father had abandoned the family, she took up the shot put aged 13. With her imposing frame (1.93m, 120kg) and impeccable technique, she soon established herself as one of the stars of the discipline.

Adams had a difficult 2015, as injury forced her out of the world championships in Beijing. Rio is her chance to bounce back and make shot put history, by becoming the first woman to win 3 successive Olympic titles.

Results

Women's Shot Put

Women's Shot Put20.42
1Women's Shot Put, Qualification19.74 Q
1Women's Shot Put, Qualification, Group A19.74 Q
2Women's Shot Put, Final20.42

Medal Tracker

Countries Athletes

Medal Leaders

  • 126
    USA
  • 91
    CHN
  • 45
    JPN

Individual Medal Leaders

Gold
Gold
United StatesUSA 40
ChinaCHN 40
JapanJPN 20
Silver
Silver
United StatesUSA 44
ChinaCHN 27
FranceFRA 26
Bronze
Bronze
United StatesUSA 42
Great BritainGBR 29
ChinaCHN 24

Medal Leaders

  • 5
    Marchand
    Marchand
  • 5
    Huske
    Huske
  • 5
    O'Callaghan
    O'Callaghan

Individual Medal Leaders

Gold
Gold
FranceMarchand 4
United StatesHuske 3
AustraliaO'Callaghan 3
Silver
Silver
United StatesSmith 3
United StatesHuske 2
United StatesWalsh 2
Bronze
Bronze
ChinaYufei 5
ChinaJunxuan 3
AustraliaMcKeown 2

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