Valerie Young: podcast appearances and interviews

Valerie Isobel Marie Young is a former athlete from New Zealand who has been affiliated with the Impostor Syndrome Institute. Throughout her athletic career, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in 1958, 1962, 1966, and 1974, securing a total of seven medals in shot put and discus throw. Young also participated in the Summer Olympics in 1956, 1960, and 1964, achieving notable placements including fourth in shot put in 1960 and 1964 and fifth in 1956. She retired after the 1966 Games to focus on her family but resumed training when Christchurch was chosen as the host city for the 1974 Games. Her successes at the national level are significant; she has won a record 37 New Zealand titles, including 18 in discus and 17 in shot put, as well as two titles in pentathlon in 1958 and 1963. Valerie Young's contributions to athletics were recognized in 1987 when she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her services to the sport.