David Katoatau

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David Katoatau
Personal information
Nationality I-Kiribati
Born (1984-07-17) July 17, 1984
Nonouti
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country  Kiribati
Sport Weightlifting
Event(s) Men's 94kg
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Competitor for  Kiribati
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
Bronze 2006 Apia 85 kg
Gold 2007 Apia 94 kg
Pacific Games
Silver 2007 Apia -85 kg
Silver 2011 Nouméa -94 kg

David Katoatau (born July 17, 1984) is an I-Kiribati weightlifter.

At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 37th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 281 kg.[1]

He ranked 4th in the 85 kg category at the 2008 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 292 kg.[1]

Katoatau represented Kiribati in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,[2] and also was the national flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[3] In the Olympic tournament he ranked 15th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 313 kg.[4]

In 2012, he was the first I-Kiribati ever to qualify on merit for the Olympic Games (rather than receive a wildcard invitation), in any sport. He finished first in the Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which also made him Commonwealth champion.[5] As part of Kiribati's delegation at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 94 kg event, and finished 17th out of 21, with a total lift of 325 kg.[6] He was, again, his country's national flag bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.[7]

Achievements

Athlete Year Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
David Katoatau 200885 kg 135 kg 18th 178 kg 15th 313 kg 15th
201294 kg 140 kg 17th 185 kg 15th 325 kg 17th

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KATOATAO David". International Weightlifting Federation. 
  2. ↑ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
  3. ↑ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
  4. ↑ "KATOATAU David". International Weightlifting Federation. 
  5. ↑ "THE FIRST-EVER OLYMPIC QUALIFIER !", Kiribati National Olympic Committee, June 2013
  6. ↑ "David Katoatau", London 2012
  7. ↑ List of flag bearers, 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, official website

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