Itte Junior Ronson Detenamo (born 22 September 1986 in Buada) is a Nauruan weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.
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| Nationality | Nauruan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 172 kg (379 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Nauru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's +105kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 edit
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Representing Nauru
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| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
| 2012 |  London, Great Britain |
+105 kg | 165 | 170 | 175 | 14 | 205 | 215 | 15 | 390 | 13 | |
| 2008 |  Beijing, China |
+105 kg | 165 | 170 | 175 | 9 | 205 | 210 | 10 | 385 | 10 | |
| 2004 |  Athens, Greece |
+105 kg | 147.5 | 152.5 | 155.0 | 16 | 192.5 | — | 14 | 347.5 | 14 | |
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Houston, United States |
+105 kg | 160 | 165 | 27 | 200 | 207 | 24 | 372 | 24 | ||
| 2011 |  Paris, France |
+105 kg | 175 | 180 | 18 | 222 | 228 | 7 | 408 | 10 | ||
| 2009 |  Goyang, South Korea |
+105 kg | 165 | 170 | 15 | 206 | 211 | 14 | 381 | 12 | ||
| 2007 |  Chiang Mai, Thailand |
+105 kg | 160 | 165 | 170 | 18 | 200 | 24 | 370 | 20 | ||
| 2006 |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
+105 kg | 158 | 163 | 167 | 16 | 200 | 203 | 14 | 370 | 15 | |
| 2003 |  Vancouver, Canada |
+105 kg | 150.0 | 31 | 190.0 | 195.0 | 25 | 345 | 26 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||
| 2018 |  Gold Coast, Australia |
+105 kg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2014 | Glasgow, Great Britain |
+105 kg | 170 | 174 | 1 | 216 | 222 | 2 | 396 | 
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| 2010 |  Delhi, India |
+105 kg | 172 | 176 | 179 | 1 | 218 | 3 | 397 |
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| 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
+105 kg | 150 | 160 | 3 | 190 | 200 | 3 | 360 | 
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| Pacific Games | ||||||||||||
| 2015 |  Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
+105 kg | 157 | 161 | 167 |  |
200 | 203 | — | |
370 |
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- Medalbox notes
- ^ 2009 Arafura Games also
- ^ 2011 Arafura Games also
References edit
- "Nauru Weightlifter Hoists Island's Hopes of First Olympic Medal", Bloomberg, 8 August 2008
- ^ "DETENAMO Itte". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Nauru to send one athlete to Beijing Olympics", Indo-Asian News Service, 22 July 2008
- ^ "Nauru lifter misses medals, aims for 2012"[permanent dead link], Associated Press, 19 August 2008
- ^ "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations" Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 1 October 2010
- ^ a b "Itte Detenamo Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Glasgow 2014 - Itte Detenamo Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Weightlifter Detenamo is a one-man team for tiny Nauru"[permanent dead link], Chicago Tribune, 16 August 2008
External links edit
- Itte Detenamo at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Itte Detenamo at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
- Itte Detenamo at Olympics.com
- Itte Detenamo at Olympedia
- Itte Detenamo at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Itte Detenamo at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Itte Detenamo at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Biography on the website of the Beijing Olympics
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