Bertrand Vili
Bertrand Vili (born 6 September 1983) is a French former track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw. He represented France at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and was a silver medallist at the 2005 Jeux de la Francophonie.[1] He was a double shot put/discus gold medallist at the 2001 South Pacific Mini Games and also won javelin throw silver.[2] He won the gold medal in the discus at the 2007 Pacific Games in a games record of 58.31 m.[3] He successfully defended that title four years later at the 2011 Pacific Games, held in his native New Caledonia.[4] He has a personal best of 63.66 m (208 ft 10+1⁄4 in) and is the New Caledonian national record holder.
He won three straight national titles at the French Athletics Championships from 2007 to 2009.[5] He has also won at the Australian Athletics Championships (2009) and won a shot put and two discus titles at the New Zealand Athletics Championships between 2002 and 2004.[6]
In 2006 he wrote off his car in an accident while narrowly beneath the drink-drive limit. He was married to fellow athlete Valerie Adams from 2004 to 2010, with Adams citing Vili's drinking as a cause of their marital breakdown in her autobiography.[7] His cousin Laurent Vili is a former shot putter and rugby player.[8]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | South Pacific Mini Games | Middlegate, Norfolk Island | 1st | Shot put | 16.81 m |
| 1st | Discus throw | 49.41 m | |||
| 2nd | Javelin throw | 63.78 m | |||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 5th | Shot put | 20.12 m |
| 11th | Discus throw | 57.87 m | |||
| 2003 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 7th | Discus throw | 54.88 m |
| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 11th | Discus throw | 55.40 m |
| Jeux e la Francophonie | Niamey, Niger | 2nd | Discus throw | 54.05 m | |
| 2007 | Pacific Games | Apia, Samoa | 1st | Discus throw | 58.31 m GR |
| 2nd | Hammer throw | 55.73 m | |||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 18th (q) | Discus throw | 60.88 m |
| 2011 | Pacific Games | Nouméa, New Caledonia | 1st | Discus throw | 54.12 m |
- Positions in qualifying rounds (q) are overall positions in the round including all groups.
National titles
- French Athletics Championships
- Discus throw: 2007, 2008, 2009
- New Zealand Athletics Championships
- Shot put: 2002
- Discus throw: 2003, 2004
- Australian Athletics Championships
- Discus throw: 2009
See also
References
- ^ Francophone Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ South Pacific Mini Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Samoan athlete is strong medal contender in field events. The National (13 July 2015). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ South Pacific Games Results. SportsTG. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Bertrand Vili. IAAF. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ New Zealand Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Adams 'embarrassed' by 2am haka. Stuff (28 October 2012). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Middleton, Julie (7 November 2008). Acquittal ends seven-year ordeal for rugby player Vili. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
