Valerie Vili
- Birthdate: October 06, 1984
- Weight: 243 lbs (110 kg)
- Height: 6’3” (1.93 m)
- Age: 28 years
- Gender: Female
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Athlete Events
Track & Field
| Date | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 08/16 | Women's Shot Put Final | Gold20.56 (1st) |
| 08/15 | Women's Shot Put Qualification | 19.73 (1st - Qualified) |
| 08/15 | Women's Shot Put Qualification - Group 1 | 19.73 (1st - Qualified) |
Athlete Profile
- New Zealand
- Shot put
- Born Oct. 6, 1984.
- Won gold at the 2007 World Championships in Japan with a 20.54-meter throw last August.
- In March, won her first World Indoor title with a throw of 20.19 meters in Spain.
- Made her first Olympic appearance in 2004, finishing eighth in Athens while still recovering from an appendectomy she underwent just weeks before the competition.
- Her best throw there was 18.56 meters.
- Earned a bronze medal at the World Championships the following year in Finland with a 19.87-meter throw, then a personal best.
- Finished fifth in France at the 2003 worlds, when she was 18 years old.
- In 2002, won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in Jamaica with a 17.45-meter throw.
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Overall Medal Count
Presented by Chevrolet| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flag of United States | 36 | 38 | 36 | 110 |
| 2 | Flag of China | 51 | 21 | 28 | 100 |
| 3 | Flag of Russia | 23 | 21 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | Flag of Britain | 19 | 13 | 15 | 47 |
| 5 | Flag of Australia | 14 | 15 | 17 | 46 |
| 6 | Flag of Germany | 16 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 7 | Flag of France | 7 | 16 | 17 | 40 |
| 8 | Flag of South Korea | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |