Nauru at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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Nauru
was represented at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
in Manchester
by a team consisiting solely of weight-lifters. Marcus Stephen
, who would become President of Nauru five years later, competed for the fourth and last time. The 2002 Games were the first edition of the Commonwealth Games in which he failed to win a gold medal; Nauru's two golds were won by Reanna Solomon
.
The 2002 Games marked Nauru's fourth participation in the Commonwealth Games
, and the small country achieved by far its best result to date, with fifteen medals. It was also the first time that women had represented Nauru at the Games. Female athletes won ten of Nauru's fifteen medals, including its two gold.
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...
was represented at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
by a team consisiting solely of weight-lifters. 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...
, who would become President of Nauru five years later, competed for the fourth and last time. The 2002 Games were the first edition of the Commonwealth Games in which he failed to win a gold medal; Nauru's two golds were won by Reanna Solomon
Reanna Solomon
Reanna 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...
.
The 2002 Games marked Nauru's fourth participation in the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
, and the small country achieved by far its best result to date, with fifteen medals. It was also the first time that women had represented Nauru at the Games. Female athletes won ten of Nauru's fifteen medals, including its two gold.
Medals
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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... |
2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
Gold
- 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...
, WeightliftingPowerliftingPowerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
, Women's 75 kg+ Clean and Jerk - Reanna Solomon, Weightlifting, Women's 75 kg+ Combined
Silver
- 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...
, Weightlifting, Men's 62 kg Clean and Jerk - Marcus Stephen, Weightlifting, Men's 62 kg Combined
- Marcus Stephen, Weightlifting, Men's 62 kg Snatch
- Jalon Renos Doweiya, Weightlifting, Men's 77 kg Clean and Jerk
- Jalon Renos Doweiya, Weightlifting, Men's 77 kg Combined
Bronze
- Ebonette Deigaeruk, Weightlifting, Women's 48 kg Clean and Jerk
- Ebonette Deigaeruk, Weightlifting, Women's 48 kg Combined
- Ebonette Deigaeruk, Weightlifting, Women's 48 kg Snatch
- Sheba Deireragea, Weightlifting, Women's 69 kg Clean and Jerk
- Sheba Deireragea, Weightlifting, Women's 69 kg Combined
- Sheba Deireragea, Weightlifting, Women's 69 kg Snatch
- Mary Diranga, Weightlifting, Women's 75 kg Clean and Jerk
- Reanna Solomon, Weightlifting, Women's 75 kg+ Snatch