At the end of 2014 season Adams suffered a severe shoulder injury which affected her preparation for this season.
Adams returned to action on July 4 at Paris Diamond League meet where she achieved her season's best mark of 18.79m which is #12 this year in the world.
Germanys' Christina Shwanitz is leading the women's world list with a mark of 20.77m.
Besides four world outdoor titles, the 30-year-old Adams holds 2 Olympic and 3 world indoor titles.
Women's shot top 15 performances in 2015
1 | 20.77 | Christina Schwanitz | GER | 20 May |
2 | 20.34 | Gong Lijiao | CHN | 19 Jul |
3 | 20.02 | Michelle Carter | USA | 25 Jun |
4 | 19.26 | Cleopatra Borel | TTO | 7 Jul |
5 | 18.96 | Brittany Smith | USA | 23 Apr |
6 | 18.94 | Anita Márton | HUN | 10 May |
7 | 18.93 | Tia Brooks | USA | 25 Jun |
8 | 18.89 | Dani Bunch | USA | 23 May |
9 | 18.88 | Aliona Dubitskaya | BLR | 24 Jul |
10 | 18.86 | Yulia Leantsiuk | BLR | 25 Jun |
11 | 18.84 | Jeneva Stevens | USA | 25 Jun |
12 | 18.79 | Valerie Adams | NZL | 4 Jul |
13 | 18.73 | Felisha Johnson | USA | 20 May |
14 | 18.71 | Jill Camarena-Williams | USA | 25 Jun |
15 | 18.65 | Gao Yang | CHN | 13 Jul |