The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Nauru
This page contains a list of the greatest Nauruan Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 2 of which were born in Nauru. This makes Nauru the birth place of the 173rd most number of Athletes behind Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Laos.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Nauruan Athletes of all time. This list of famous Nauruan Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Itte Detenamo (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 36.07, Itte Detenamo is the most famous Nauruan Athlete. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
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. 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. He took part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and after being described as Nauru's best hope for a gold medal there, 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. His father introduced him to the sport, which Detenamo took up at the age of 10.
2. Jonah Harris (b. 1999)
With an HPI of 15.45, Jonah Harris is the 2nd most famous Nauruan Athlete. His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.
Jonah Harris (born 16 January 1999) is a Nauruan track and field athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. Harris most notably represented Nauru at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia and was the first ever athlete representing Nauru at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. He currently holds the national records for Nauru in the 60 metres indoor event, the 100 metres and the 200 metres and has one more national record still awaiting ratification from the Nauru Athletics Association (NAA).
3. Ruben Katoatau (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 15.19, Ruben Katoatau is the 3rd most famous Nauruan Athlete. His biography has been translated into 5 different languages.
Ruben Katoatau (born 9 February 1997 in Nauru) is an I-Kiribati weightlifter. His height is 158 cm for a weight of 68 kg. He finished 6th at Weightlifting Men's 69 kg in Gold Coast at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Nauruan athletes born between 1986 and 1999. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Nauruan athletes include Itte Detenamo, Jonah Harris, and Ruben Katoatau. As of April 2024, 1 new Nauruan athletes have been added to Pantheon including Itte Detenamo.
Living Nauruan Athletes
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Itte Detenamo
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Jonah Harris
1999 - Present
HPI: 15.45
Ruben Katoatau
1997 - Present
HPI: 15.19
