Valerie Adams Wins 4th Straight Wolrd Title

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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Valerie Adams became the first woman to win four straight individual world titles on Monday (12), winning the women's shot put at the world championships in Moscow.

The double Olympic champion from New Zealand won with a toss of 20.88 meters. She has now won 38 straight events and has won every major championship at least twice.

Christina Schwanitz of Germany took silver with a throw of 20.41, and Gong Lijiao of China earned bronze with a toss of 19.95.

Results Women Shot Put

1	Valerie Adams	NZL	20.88		20.41	20.46	20.88	X	20.76	20.32
2	Christina Schwanitz	GER	20.41	PB	19.22	19.72	19.61	19.42	19.74	20.41
3	Lijiao Gong	CHN	19.95		19.16	19.95	19.74	X	19.37	19.77
4	Michelle Carter	USA	19.94		19.92	19.94	19.35	X	19.67	19.57
5	Evgeniia Kolodko	RUS	19.81		18.97	19.49	19.40	19.81	X	X
6	Ling Li	CHN	18.39		18.30	17.97	18.18	17.68	18.39	18.32
7	Irina Tarasova	RUS	18.37		18.06	17.82	18.08	18.31	X	18.37
8	Tia Brooks	USA	18.09		18.09	X	17.94	17.73	X	17.49
9	Galyna Obleshchuk	UKR	18.08		16.84	18.08	17.92
10	Xiangrong Liu	CHN	18.04		X	18.04	17.72
11	Natalia Ducó	CHI	18.02		17.58	18.00	18.02
12	Alena Kopets	BLR	17.70		X	17.24	17.70

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