Itte Detenamo

Itte Detenamo
Personal information
Nationality Nauruan
Born (1986-09-22) 22 September 1986
Height 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 172 kg (379 lb)
Sport
Country  Nauru
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) Men's +105kg
Medal record
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
2006 Apia +105 kg
2007 Apia +105 kg
2008 Auckland +105 kg
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow +105 kg
2010 New Delhi +105 kg
2006 Melbourne +105 kg
Pacific Games
2007 Apia +105 kg
2011 Nouméa +105 kg
2015 Port Moresby +105 kg

Itte Detenamo (born 22 September 1986 in Buada) is a Nauruan weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

Detenamo represented Nauru at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, finishing 14th in the men's 105+kg category.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and three gold medals at the 2007 South Pacific Games.[2]

He was Nauru's sole representative at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] He achieved a personal best by lifting 386 kg in the super-heavyweight category.[3]

He took part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and after being described as Nauru's best hope for a gold medal there,[4] he won silver.

He was also a participant at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 14th.[5]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was Nauru's flagbearer.[6]

Detenamo's father and older sister are also weightlifters, as are other members of his family.[7][5] His father introduced him to the sport, which Detenamo took up at the age of 10.[6]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Representing  Nauru
Olympic Games
2012United Kingdom London, Great Britain+105 kg165170175142052152151539013
2008China Beijing, China+105 kg16517017592052102151038510
2004Greece Athens, Greece+105 kg147.5152.5155.016192.5197.5—14347.514
World Championships
2015United States Houston, United States+105 kg160165165272002072112437224
2011France Paris, France+105 kg17518018018222228232740810
2009South Korea Goyang, South Korea+105 kg165170174152062112151438112
2007Thailand Chiang Mai, Thailand+105 kg160165170182002002052437020
2006Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic+105 kg158163167162002002031437015
2003Canada Vancouver, Canada+105 kg150.0150.0155.031190.0195.0202.52534526
Commonwealth Games
2014United Kingdom Glasgow, Great Britain+105 kg170174177121622222923962nd, silver medalist(s)
2010India Delhi, India+105 kg172176179121821821833972nd, silver medalist(s)
2006Australia Melbourne, Australia+105 kg150160167319020020833603rd, bronze medalist(s)
Pacific Games
2015Papua New Guinea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea+105 kg1571611671st, gold medalist(s)200203—1st, gold medalist(s)3701st, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "DETENAMO Itte". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27.
  2. 1 2 "Nauru to send one athlete to Beijing Olympics", Indo-Asian News Service, 22 July 2008
  3. ↑ "Nauru lifter misses medals, aims for 2012", Associated Press, 19 August 2008
  4. ↑ "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations" Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine., Hindustan Times, 1 October 2010
  5. 1 2 "Itte Detenamo Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  6. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Itte Detenamo Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Weightlifter Detenamo is a one-man team for tiny Nauru", Chicago Tribune, 16 August 2008
  • Biography on the website of the Beijing Olympics


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