Sporting event delegation
| Nauru at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | NRU |
| CGA | Nauru Olympic Committee |
| Website | oceaniasport |
| in Delhi, India | |
| Competitors | 6 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Nauru took part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, sending six athletes to compete in boxing and weightlifting. Nauru has won medals in every edition of the Commonwealth Games since it first took part in 1990, and in particular won fifteen medals in weightlifting at the 2002 Games in Manchester.
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.
Medals
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 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 GamesNauru sent 4 boxers.
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth GamesWeightlifting is Nauru's strongest sport. Yukio Peter won the island's 10th Commonwealth gold.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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| 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
- Official list of participating nations Archived 20 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations" Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 1 October 2010
- "Yukio wins Nauru’s first gold and sets new Games record", Government of Nauru
- "2002 Commonwealth Games – Medals Tally by Country", Commonwealth Games Federation
- Team Nauru 2010 results on the website of the Nauruan government
- "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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