Itte Detenamo

Itte Detenamo

Personal information
Nationality	Nauruan
Born	(1986-09-22) September 22, 1986 (age 30)
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	140 kg (310 lb)
Sport
Country	Nauru
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	Men's +105kg
Medal record Oceania Weightlifting Championships 2006 Apia +105 kg 2007 Apia +105 kg 2008 Auckland +105 kg Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi +105 kg 2006 Melbourne +105 kg Pacific Games 2007 Apia +105 kg 2011 Nouméa +105 kg 2015 Port Moresby +105 kg

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. He won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and three gold medals at the 2007 South Pacific Games.

He was Nauru's sole representative at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He achieved a personal best by lifting 386 kg in the super-heavyweight category.

He took part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and after being described as Nauru's best hope for a gold medal there, he won silver.

He was also a participant at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing 14th.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was Nauru's flagbearer.

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

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