Itte Junior Ronson Detenamo (born 22 September 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."Nauru to send one athlete to Beijing Olympics", Indo-Asian News Service, 22 July 2008
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."Nauru lifter misses medals, aims for 2012", Associated Press, 19 August 2008
He took part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and after being described as Nauru's best hope for a gold medal there,"Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations" , Hindustan Times, 1 October 2010 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."Weightlifter Detenamo is a one-man team for tiny Nauru", Chicago Tribune, 16 August 2008 His father introduced him to the sport, which Detenamo took up at the age of 10.
Major results
YearVenueWeight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank123Rank123RankRepresenting Olympic Games2012 London, Great Britain +105 kg 1651701751420521521515390132008 Beijing, China +105 kg 165170175920521021510385102004 Athens, Greece +105 kg 147.5152.5155.016192.5197.5—14347.514World Championships2015 Houston, United States +105 kg 1601651652720020721124372242011 Paris, France +105 kg 175180180182222282327408102009 Goyang, South Korea +105 kg 1651701741520621121514381122007 Chiang Mai, Thailand +105 kg 1601651701820020020524370202006 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic +105 kg 1581631671620020020314370152003 Vancouver, Canada +105 kg 150.0150.0155.031190.0195.0202.52534526Commonwealth Games2018 Gold Coast, Australia +105 kg 160160160———————2014 Glasgow, Great Britain +105 kg 170174177121622222923962010 Delhi, India +105 kg 172176179121821821833972006 Melbourne, Australia +105 kg 15016016731902002083360Pacific Games2015 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea +105 kg 157161167200203—370
Medalbox notes
References "Nauru Weightlifter Hoists Island's Hopes of First Olympic Medal", Bloomberg, 8 August 2008
External links
Biography on the website of the Beijing Olympics