Nauru Olympic Committee
Encyclopedia
Nauru Olympic Committee (IOC code: NRU) is the National Olympic Committee
representing Nauru
. It represents and organizes the Olympic movement on the island. The NNOC was founded in 1991 and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee
in 1994.
Nauru has participated regularly in the Olympic Games
since 1992. So far, the NNOC has sent seven athletes to the Olympic Games:
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
representing Nauru
Nauru
Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
. It represents and organizes the Olympic movement on the island. The NNOC was founded in 1991 and was recognized by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
in 1994.
Nauru has participated regularly in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
since 1992. So far, the NNOC has sent seven athletes to the Olympic Games:
- Marcus StephenMarcus StephenMarcus Stephen was President of the Republic of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. In addition to the presidency, he held the offices of Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust, Minister for Police, Prisons, & Emergency Services, and Minister for Public...
(1992-2000), first Nauruan Olympian - Quincy DetenamoQuincy DetenamoQuincy Detenamo was an Olympic weightlifter who was found guilty of manslaughter in Australia.-Biography:Quincy Detenamo was born in Buada, Nauru. He was one of only a few athletes who represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He competed as a weightlifter when his weight was 168 pounds...
(1996) - Gerard Garabwan (1996)
- Sheeva Peo (2000), first Nauruan woman Olympian
- Reanna SolomonReanna SolomonReanna Solomon, born December 16, 1981, in Meneng, is a Nauruan weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and remains one of the only three Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, the others being Marcus Stephen and Yukio...
(2004) - Itte DetenamoItte DetenamoItte Detenamo 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...
(2004, 2008) - Yukio PeterYukio PeterYukio Peter is a weightlifter from Nauru.-2004:Yukio snatched 142.5kg and clean and jerked 165kg to place eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Men's 69 kg division.-2008:...
(2004)