Itte Detenamo

Itte Detenamo
Personal information
NationalityNauruan
Born (1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 38)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight172 kg (379 lb)
Sport
Country Nauru
SportWeightlifting
EventMen's +105kg
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Nauru
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow +105 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne +105 kg
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Nouméa +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby +105 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Penang +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Penang +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pune +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Apia +105 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Apia +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Darwin[a] +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Suva +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Darwin[b] +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Le Mont-Dore +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Port Moresby +105 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Suva +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Auckland +105 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Apia +105 kg

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.[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]


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  1. ^ "DETENAMO Itte". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Nauru to send one athlete to Beijing Olympics", Indo-Asian News Service, 22 July 2008
  3. ^ "Nauru lifter misses medals, aims for 2012"[permanent dead link], Associated Press, 19 August 2008
  4. ^ "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations" Archived 2010-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 1 October 2010
  5. ^ a b "Itte Detenamo Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Glasgow 2014 - Itte Detenamo Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Weightlifter Detenamo is a one-man team for tiny Nauru"[permanent dead link], Chicago Tribune, 16 August 2008