Valerie Adams Trivia Questions

Valerie Adams was born in 1984, Steven Adams in 1993, making her the older half-sister, not younger.

She won gold in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018, becoming the first woman to achieve four consecutive Commonwealth shot put titles.

Adams played basketball for New Zealand at the 2000 Olympics before her coach convinced her to focus on shot put.

Valerie Adams's middle name, Kasanita, is of Tongan origin, inherited from her mother. She has often celebrated her Pacific Island roots throughout her career.

Valerie Adams won only two Olympic gold medals (2008 and 2012), not five. She also earned silver in 2016 and bronze in 2020.

Valerie Adams' first Olympic medal was gold in shot put at the 2008 Beijing Games, at age 23. She did not compete in the 2000 Sydney Olympics; her Olympic debut was in 2004.

After 2012, she lost at the 2015 World Championships (placing fifth) and won silver at the 2016 Olympics and 2017 World Championships, so she was not undefeated in all major championships.

Valerie Adams was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2017 New Year Honours, not 2020.