Nauru at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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Nauru
 at the Commonwealth Games

Flag of Nauru
CGF code  NRU
CGA Nauru Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/nauru
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi, India
Competitors 6 in 2 sports
Commonwealth Games history (summary)
Commonwealth Games

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]

Medals

                  Total
Nauru 1 1 0 2

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Yukio Peter Weightlifting Men's 77 kg October 7
 Silver Itte Detenamo Weightlifting Men's 105+ kg October 7

Boxing

Nauru sent 4 boxers.[2]

  • Colan Caleb
  • Joseph Deireragea
  • Lad Agege
  • Jake Ageidu

Weightlifting

Weightlifting is Nauru's strongest sport. Yukio Peter won the island's 10th Commonwealth gold.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
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

References

External links

  • 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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