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Auckland, 27 August 2007 - Fresh from winning gold for shot put at the World Championships in Osaka with a final 20.54m throw, top Olympic medal contender Valerie Vili has been named Visa's New Zealand ambassador for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
With a World Championship gold medal firmly under her belt, Vili is clearly one of New Zealand's top sportswomen, having also won a gold medal at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and an eighth placing at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. In 2006 she won the prestigious Lonsdale Cup and earlier this year she was named New Zealand Sportswomen of the Year at the Halberg Awards.
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Who won the sportswomen of the year at the halberg awards?
Dame Valerie Adams won the Sportswoman of the Year at the Halberg Awards. She is a New Zealand shot putter who has won multiple Olympic and World Championship medals.
Where did New Zealand the word come from. why not New England. What is a Zealand. And who named our beautiful country?
New Zealand was named after Zeeland, a province. It was discovered and named by Abel Tasman
What are the names of New Zealand authors?
John P Phillip named New Zealand New Zealand
Why is New Zealand?
There is another "Zealand" in the Netherlands. I believe New Zealand was named after that part of The Netherlands.
What is the capital of New Zealand and after who was it named?
The Capital Of New Zealand is Wellington. It was named after the second most important chamber of the Dutch-east-Indian Company.
Who is Mt Hobson named after?
Mount Hobson in New Zealand is named after Captain William Hobson, the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 which established British sovereignty over New Zealand.
Why is the name of New Zealand spelled with Z and not with S?
New Zealand was originally named after the Netherlands province, Zeeland.
WHERE IN New Zealand is river buller?
The River Buller is on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It was named after Charles Buller who furthered the colonization of New Zealand.
Which country celebrates the new year first Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand celebrates the New Year ahead of Australia.
Where is the old New Zealand?
Zeeland is a province in the Netherlands and Abel Tasman (who was from the Netherlands) named New Zealand after it, after he discovered it in 1642.
Is New Zealand in euorpe?
No, alas it is easy to be confused by such. New Zealand was named after Zeeland which is in Europe. New Zealand is actually in the South Pacific a fair bit to the right of Australia.
Where is the country old zealand?
New Zealand was named after 'Zeeland' in the Netherlands. --------------- Zealand is also the English name for Sjaelland in Denmark.
