Itte Detenamo
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| Nationality | Nauruan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 22, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 kg (310 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Nauru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's +105kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- "Nauru Weightlifter Hoists Island's Hopes of First Olympic Medal", Bloomberg, August 8, 2008
- ^ "DETENAMO Itte". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ^ a b "Nauru to send one athlete to Beijing Olympics", Indo-Asian News Service, July 22, 2008
- ^ "Nauru lifter misses medals, aims for 2012", Associated Press, August 19, 2008
- ^ "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations", Hindustan Times, October 1, 2010
- ^ "Weightlifter Detenamo is a one-man team for tiny Nauru", Chicago Tribune, August 16, 2008
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