Nauru at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Nauru at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	NRU
CGA	Nauru Olympic Committee
Website	oceaniasport.com/nauru
in Delhi, India
Competitors	6 in 2 sports
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1 0 2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Commonwealth Games 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Nauru took part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi,^[1] sending six athletes to compete in boxing and weightlifting.^[2] Nauru has won medals in every edition of the Commonwealth Games since it first took part in 1990,^[3] and in particular won fifteen medals in weightlifting at the 2002 Games in Manchester.^[4]

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.^[5]

Medals

				Total
Nauru	1	1	0	2

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Yukio Peter Weightlifting Men's 77 kg October 7  Silver Itte Detenamo Weightlifting Men's 105+ kg October 7 Boxing Nauru sent 4 boxers.[2] Colan Caleb Joseph Deireragea Lad Agege Jake Ageidu Weightlifting Weightlifting is Nauru's strongest sport. Yukio Peter won the island's 10th Commonwealth gold.[6] Men Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank 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 2010 Commonwealth Games References Official list of participating nations Archived October 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. "Lifting weight of a nation’s expectations", Hindustan Times, October 1, 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 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)