Nauru at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
| Nauru at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | NRU |
| CGA | Nauru Olympic Committee |
| Website | oceaniasport |
| in Delhi, India | |
| Competitors | 6 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Nauru took part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi,[1] sending six athletes to compete in boxing and weightlifting.[2] Nauru has won medals in every edition of the Commonwealth Games since it first took part in 1990,[3] and in particular won fifteen medals in weightlifting at the 2002 Games in Manchester.[4]
In 2010, Nauruans won two medals, a gold and a silver, both in weightlifting. Yukio Peter won gold in the men's 77 kg category, setting a new Commonwealth Games record by lifting 148 kg in the snatch and 185 kg in the clean and jerk – 333 kg in total. In the men's 105+ kg, Itte Detenamo won silver. He lifted 179 kg in the snatch and 218 kg in the clean and jerk – 397 kg in total. This equalled the total lifted by Australia's Damon Kelly, but Kelly won gold by virtue of a lesser body weight, leaving Detenamo with silver.[5]
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Medalists
[edit]| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Gold |
Yukio Peter | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | October 7 |
 Silver |
Itte Detenamo | Weightlifting | Men's 105+ kg | October 7 |
Boxing
[edit]Nauru sent 4 boxers.[2]
Weightlifting
[edit]Weightlifting is Nauru's strongest sport. Yukio Peter won the island's 10th Commonwealth gold.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Yukio Peter | 77 kg | 148 kg | - | 185 kg | - | 333 kg | 1 |
| Itte Detenamo | +105 kg | 179 kg | - | 218 kg | - | 397 kg | 2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Official list of participating nations Archived 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations" Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 1 October 2010
- ^ "Yukio wins Nauru’s first gold and sets new Games record", Government of Nauru
- ^ "2002 Commonwealth Games – Medals Tally by Country"[permanent dead link], Commonwealth Games Federation
- ^ Team Nauru 2010 results on the website of the Nauruan government
- ^ "Tiny Nauru lifts its weight in gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
External links
[edit]- Team Nauru 2010 results on the website of the Nauruan government
- Photograph of Yukio Peter watching Nauru's flag being raised during his medal ceremony (Nauru government website)
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