Nauru at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Nauru
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
, Australia
.
Weightlifter and future President
Marcus Stephen
bore the Olympic torch during its stopover in Nauru .
Athletics
Men's 100 m
Men
Women
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...
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Weightlifter and future President
President of Nauru
The President of Nauru is elected by Parliament from amongst its members. He is both the head of state and head of government of Nauru. Nauru's unicameral Parliament has 18 members, with an electoral term of 3 years. Political parties only play a minor role in Nauru politics, and there has often...
Marcus Stephen
Marcus Stephen
Marcus 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...
bore the Olympic torch during its stopover in Nauru .
AthleticsAthletics at the 2000 Summer OlympicsAt the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:...
Men's 100 m
- Cherico Detenamo
- Round 1 - DNS (did not advance)
Weightlifting
Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Marcus Stephen Marcus Stephen Marcus 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... |
– 62 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 62 kg The Men's Featherweight Weightlifting Event is the second men's weight class event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 62 kilograms of body mass... |
115.0 | 122.5 | 152.5 | 162.5 | 285.0 | 11 | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Sheeva Peo | + 75 kg Weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's +75 kg The Women's Super Heavyweight Weightlifting Event is the heaviest weight class in women's weightlifting competition, for competitors more than 75 kilograms of body mass. The competition took place on 2000-09-22 in the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre... |
92.5 | 97.5 | 122.5 | 220.0 | 10 | |||