Yukio Peter is a weightlifter from 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...

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2004

Yukio snatched 142.5kg and clean and jerked 165kg (total 307.5kg) to place eighth at the 2004 Olympic Games in the Men's 69 kg division

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 69 kg

These are the results of the men's 69 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

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2008

In December 2008, Yukio won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Limassol

Limassol

Limassol is the second-largest city in Cyprus, with a population of 228,000 . It is the largest city in geographical size, and the biggest municipality on the island. The city is located on Akrotiri Bay, on the island's southern coast and it is the capital of Limassol District.Limassol is the...

, Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

. Competing in the 77kg category, he snatched 145kg and clean and jerked 185kg.

2010

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games

2010 Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...

 in New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Yukio Peter won Nauru's 10th gold medal winning the 77kg division

Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 77 kg

The Men's 77 kg weightlifting event was an event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 77 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on 7 October at 14:00. The event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.-Results:...

 in weightlifting with a new Games record of 333kg.

2011

Peter won gold in the 77kg category at the Arafura Games

Arafura Games

The Arafura Games is a Multi-sport event held every 2 years in the Australian city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory. It is an international event which draws its competitors from around the world. First held in 1991, the most recent Games, held in 2009, involved over 30 nations and over 3,000...

 in 2011 in Darwin - Nauru's first gold at that edition of the Games.

External links

• "Nauruan lifter is back"; ABC Radio Australia, 1 October 2008