Itte Detenamo

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Itte Detenamo
Personal information
Nationality Nauruan
Born (1986-09-22) September 22, 1986 (age 37)
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Weight 140 kg (310 lb)
Sport
Country  Nauru
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) Men's +105kg

Itte Detenamo (born September 22, 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.

Detenamo's father and older sister are also weightlifters.[5]

External links

  • Biography on the website of the Beijing Olympics

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "Nauru to send one athlete to Beijing Olympics", Indo-Asian News Service, July 22, 2008
  3. "Nauru lifter misses medals, aims for 2012", Associated Press, August 19, 2008
  4. "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations", Hindustan Times, October 1, 2010
  5. "Weightlifter Detenamo is a one-man team for tiny Nauru", Chicago Tribune, August 16, 2008


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