Nauru at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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Nauru at the
2010 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Nauru.svg
CGF codeNRU
CGANauru Olympic Committee
Websiteoceaniasport.com/nauru
in Delhi, India
Competitors6 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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[]

   Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total
Flag of Nauru.svg 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[]

Main article: Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Nauru sent 4 boxers.[2]

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

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[]

  1. ^ Official list of participating nations Archived 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations" Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 1 October 2010
  3. ^ "Yukio wins Nauru’s first gold and sets new Games record", Government of Nauru
  4. ^ "2002 Commonwealth Games – Medals Tally by Country"[permanent dead link], Commonwealth Games Federation
  5. ^ Team Nauru 2010 results on the website of the Nauruan government
  6. ^ "Tiny Nauru lifts its weight in gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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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