Nauru at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Nauru at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | NRU |
| CGA | Nauru Olympic Committee |
| Website | oceaniasport |
| in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
| Competitors | 16 (11 men and 5 women) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Christon Amram Maximina Uepa |
| Medals Ranked =40th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Nauru competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was Nauru's ninth appearance at the Games.
Christon Amram and Maximina Uepa were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.[1]
Nauru won one bronze medal, ranking the county a tied 40th on the medal table. Flagbearer and weightlifter Maximina Uepa won the bronze medal in the women's 76 kg event.[2][3] This continued the island nation's streak of winning at least one medal at each edition of the games it has competed in since its debut in 1990.[4]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Judo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 16 |
Medallists
[edit]
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Athletics
[edit]- Men
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jireh Agege | 100 m | 11.08 | 6 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m | DNS | did not start | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | ||
| Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa | Shot put | 15.41 | 12 |
- Women
- Track and road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Wena Gobure | 100 m | 13.21 | 7 | did not advance | |||
Boxing
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries 1 | Preliminaries 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Christon Amram | Featherweight |  Senior (AUS)L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | ||||
| Colan Caleb | Light welterweight |  Jonas (NAM)L RSC |
did not advance | ||||
Judo
[edit]- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Isamaela Solomon | -60 kg | Bye |  Hall (ENG)L 00 - 10 |
did not advance | 9 | |||
| Kip Kosam | -81 kg | — |  Ceesay (GAM)W 10 - 00 |
 Fleming (NIR)L 00 - 10 |
— |  Weithers (BAR)L 00 - 10 |
Did not advance | 7 |
| Kendrick Taleka |  Elnahas (CAN)L 00 - 10 |
did not advance | 9 | |||||
Weightlifting
[edit]Nauru qualified 4 weightlifters (two per gender). The four qualified through their respective Commonwealth Weightlifting ranking as of 28 February 2022.[5]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Weight Lifted | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Clean & jerk | ||||
| Shadrach Cain | Men's -61 kg | 90 | 116 | 206 | 7 |
| Ditto Ika | Men's -67 kg | 105 | 140 | 245 | 7 |
| Ezekiel Moses | Men's -73 kg | 130 | 155 | 285 | 8 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Weight lifted | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Clean & jerk | ||||
| My-Only Stephen | Women's -55 kg | 68 | 86 | 154 | 8 |
| Bernice Detudamo | Women's -64 kg | 60 | 81 | 141 | 12 |
| Nancy Abouke | Women's -71 kg | 87 | 110 | 197 | 5 |
| Maximina Uepa | Women's -76 kg | 96 | 119 | 215 | 
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Wrestling
[edit]Key:
- VFA - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Lowe Bingham | Men's -65 kg |  Punia (IND)L 0 - 4 (VFA) |
— |  Bandou (MRI)W 6 (VFA) - 4 |
Ramm (ENG) L 0 - 11 (VSU) |
5 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pacific at the Opening Ceremony of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". www.oceanianoc.org/. Oceania National Olympic Committees. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Lee, David (3 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games: Tiny Nauru makes big impact in weightlifting arena". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (2 August 2022). "Nauru weightlifter dedicates medal to ex-champion mother of five killed by COVID". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Phadke, Atharv (8 August 2022). "Commonwealth Games 2022: Nauru, world's smallest Olympic country, continues medal-winning trend". www.thebridge.in/. The Bridge. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ "IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final)" (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.