Saturday 10 October 2020

Woman in History - Dame Valerie Adams

 


Dame Valerie Adams is a champion shot putter.  She won all sorts of medals including Olympic Gold.  She was made a Dame in 2017 and had her daughter that same year followed by a son in 2019.

Her mother is Tongan and her father is English.  She has a large and complicated family including 17 siblings. As an aside her youngest half-brother is Steven Adams who is now an NBA basketballer (Oklahoma City Thunder).

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