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
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	172 kg (379 lb)
Sport
Country	Nauru
Sport	Weightlifting
Event(s)	Men's +105kg
Medal record Women'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[lower-alpha 1] +105 kg 2010 Suva +105 kg 2011 Darwin[lower-alpha 2] +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]