Itte Detenamo

Itte Junior Ronson Detenamo (born 22 September 1986 in Buada) is a Nauruan weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.

Itte Detenamo

Personal information
Nationality	Nauruan
Born	(1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 38)
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	172 kg (379 lb)
Sport
Country	Nauru
Sport	Weightlifting
Event	Men's +105kg
Medal record Men's weightlifting Representing  Nauru Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi +105 kg 2014 Glasgow +105 kg 2006 Melbourne +105 kg Pacific Games 2007 Apia +105 kg 2011 Nouméa +105 kg 2015 Port Moresby +105 kg Commonwealth Championships 2009 Penang +105 kg 2013 Penang +105 kg 2015 Pune +105 kg 2012 Apia +105 kg Oceania Championships 2006 Apia +105 kg 2007 Apia +105 kg 2009 Darwin[a] +105 kg 2010 Suva +105 kg 2011 Darwin[b] +105 kg 2014 Le Mont-Dore +105 kg 2015 Port Moresby +105 kg 2016 Suva +105 kg 2008 Auckland +105 kg 2012 Apia +105 kg

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.

He was also a participant at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 14th.^[5]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was Nauru's flagbearer.^[6]

Detenamo's father and older sister are also weightlifters, as are other members of his family.^[7][5] His father introduced him to the sport, which Detenamo took up at the age of 10.^[6]

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Representing  Nauru
Olympic Games
2012	London, Great Britain	+105 kg	165	170	175	14	205	215	215	15	390	13
2008	Beijing, China	+105 kg	165	170	175	9	205	210	215	10	385	10
2004	Athens, Greece	+105 kg	147.5	152.5	155.0	16	192.5	197.5	—	14	347.5	14
World Championships
2015	Houston, United States	+105 kg	160	165	165	27	200	207	211	24	372	24
2011	Paris, France	+105 kg	175	180	180	18	222	228	232	7	408	10
2009	Goyang, South Korea	+105 kg	165	170	174	15	206	211	215	14	381	12
2007	Chiang Mai, Thailand	+105 kg	160	165	170	18	200	200	205	24	370	20
2006	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	+105 kg	158	163	167	16	200	200	203	14	370	15
2003	Vancouver, Canada	+105 kg	150.0	150.0	155.0	31	190.0	195.0	202.5	25	345	26
Commonwealth Games
2018	Gold Coast, Australia	+105 kg	160	160	160	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	Glasgow, Great Britain	+105 kg	170	174	177	1	216	222	229	2	396
2010	Delhi, India	+105 kg	172	176	179	1	218	218	218	3	397
2006	Melbourne, Australia	+105 kg	150	160	167	3	190	200	208	3	360
Pacific Games
2015	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	+105 kg	157	161	167		200	203	—		370

Medalbox notes

1. 2009 Arafura Games also
2. 2011 Arafura Games also