Lovelite Detenamo

Lovelite Detenamo

Personal information
Full name	Lovelite Chrissa Detenamo
Nationality	Nauruan
Born	22 December 1993[1]
Height	1.55 m (5.1 ft) (2014)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints
Medal record Athletics Competitor for  Nauru Pacific Mini Games 2013 Mata-Utu 100m
Updated on 23 May 2015.

Lovelite Chrissa Detenamo (born 22 December 1993) is a Nauruan sprinter.^[1][2]

Detenamo made her first appearance on the world stage at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Brixen, Italy. She was among the 16 athletes selected from Pacific Islands nations for the championships.^[3] Running in the 100 metres event, she failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, but she still set a new personal best of 13.32 seconds.^[4]

Detenamo was one of the two athletes who represented Nauru at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Istanbul, Turkey.^[5] She set a new national record in the 60 metres event with an 8.04 seconds time.

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor
100 m	12.22 s (wind: +1.5 m/s)	/ Mata Utu	4 Sep 2013
200 m	25.50 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)	/ Mata Utu	6 Sep 2013
Indoor
60 m	7.94 s	Sopot	8 Mar 2014

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Nauru
2008	Oceania Youth Championships	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	6th	100m	13.64 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
			7th	400m	69.51
2009	World Youth Championship	Bressanone, Italy	56th (h)	100 m	13.32 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
	Micronesian Championships	Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	2nd	100m	13.39 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			2nd	200m	27.44 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
2010	Oceania Youth Championships	Sydney, Australia	24th (h)	100m	13.21 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
	World Junior Championships	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	35th (h)	100m	12.75 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	21st (h)	100m	13.04 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
	Oceania Junior Championships	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	2nd	100m	12.64 w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
			5th	200m	27.23 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	5th	Mixed 800m sprint medley relay	1:50.27
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	52nd (h)	100m	12.51 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
	Pacific Games	Nouméa, New Caledonia	6th	100m	12.60 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
			8th (h)	200m	27.51 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
			8th	Discus	21.96m
			—	4x100m relay	DQ
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	47th (h)	60m	8.04
	Oceania Junior Championships (Regional Division East)	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	1st	100m	12.36 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	40th (h)	100m	12.75 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	37th (h)	100m	12.35 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
	Pacific Mini Games	Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna	3rd	100m	12.22 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
			4th	200m	25.50 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	40th (h)	60m	7.94
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	—	100m	DQ
	Oceania Championships	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	4th	100m	12.40 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			5th	Mixed 800m sprint medley relay	1:47.61

References

1. "Athlete Profile – Lovelite Detenamo". Iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
2. Lovelite Detenamo - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 24 May 2015
3. Monroyo, Roselyn (July 10, 2009). "16 Pacific Islanders compete in World Champs". Saipan Tribune (Saipan). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
4. "6th IAAF World Youth Championships – 100 Metres – Girls – Heats". Iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
5. "Two from KAA to WIC 2012 in Istanbul – Etita's Effort". Kiribati Athletics Association. Retrieved 19 August 2013.