Yukio Stinson Peter (born 29 January 1984 in Aiwo) is a weightlifter from Nauru.

Yukio Peter
Personal information
Born (1984-01-29) January 29, 1984 (age 40)
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Nauru
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Representing  Nauru
Men's weightlifting
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 77 kg weightlifting

Career edit

2004 edit

Yukio snatched 142.5 kg and clean and jerked 165 kg (total 307.5 kg) to place eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Men's 69 kg division. It is the best position ever for a Nauruan athlete at the Olympic Games.

2008 edit

In December 2008, Yukio won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Limassol, Cyprus. Competing in the 77 kg category, he snatched 145 kg and clean and jerked 185 kg.[1]

2010 edit

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Yukio Peter won Nauru's 10th gold medal-winning the 77kg division in weightlifting with a new Games record of 333 kg.[2][3]

2011 edit

Peter won gold in the 77 kg category at the Arafura Games in 2011 in Darwin - Nauru's first gold at that edition of the Games.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Vueti lifts silver at Commonwealth championship", Fiji Times, 9 December 2008
  2. ^ Peter wins gold for Nauru Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Wwos.ninesm.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Tiny Nauru lifts its weight in gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Sport: Nauru claim first gold in Darwin", Radio New Zealand International, 13 May 2011

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