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Commonwealth Games Medal Record
Athletics
Silver 2002 Manchester Shotput
Gold 2006 Melbourne Shotput

Valerie Vili, née Adams, (born October 6, 1984 in Rotorua) is a shot putter from New Zealand. In 2002 she became junior world champion and landed a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. In 2004 she finished 8th at the Olympic Games. The next year she earned a place in the international elite, winning a surprise bronze medal at the World Championships with a personal best throw of 19.87m. In addition, she finished second at the World Athletics Final. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games the 1.96m-tall athlete won the gold medal, breaking the 20-year-old Commonwealth Games record of 19.00m with a throw of 19.66m.

Her current personal best throw of 20.20 metres is also the Oceanian record.

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