Bertrand Vili Explained

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 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

2001South Pacific Mini GamesMiddlegate, Norfolk Islandbgcolor=gold1stShot put16.81 m
bgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw49.41 m
bgcolor=silver2ndJavelin throw63.78 m
2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica5thShot put20.12 m
11thDiscus throw57.87 m
2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland7thDiscus throw54.88 m
2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany11thDiscus throw55.40 m
Jeux e la FrancophonieNiamey, Nigerbgcolor=silver2ndDiscus throw54.05 m
2007Pacific GamesApia, Samoabgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw58.31 m
bgcolor=silver2ndHammer throw55.73 m
2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany18th (q)Discus throw60.88 m
2011Pacific GamesNouméa, New Caledoniabgcolor=gold1stDiscus throw54.12 m

National titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/fg.htm Francophone Games
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/spmg.htm South Pacific Mini Games
  3. https://www.thenational.com.pg/samoan-athlete-is-strong-medal-contender-in-field-events/ Samoan athlete is strong medal contender in field events
  4. http://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=2799858 South Pacific Games Results
  5. https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/france/bertrand-vili-190075 Bertrand Vili
  6. http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/nzl.htm New Zealand Championships
  7. http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/7868599/Adams-embarrassed-by-2am-haka Adams 'embarrassed' by 2am haka
  8. Middleton, Julie (7 November 2008). Acquittal ends seven-year ordeal for rugby player Vili. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2018.