David Katoatau
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Nationality | I-Kiribati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Nonouti | July 17, 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Kiribati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Men's 94kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games he won gold in the 105kg group A, the first ever Commonwealth Games medal for Kiribati. [8][9]
Achievements
Athlete | Year | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
David Katoatau | 2008 | 85 kg | 135 kg | 18th | 178 kg | 15th | 313 kg | 15th |
2012 | 94 kg | 140 kg | 17th | 185 kg | 15th | 325 kg | 17th |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "KATOATAO David". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
- ↑ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ↑ "KATOATAU David". International Weightlifting Federation.
- ↑ "THE FIRST-EVER OLYMPIC QUALIFIER !", Kiribati National Olympic Committee, June 2013
- ↑ "David Katoatau", London 2012
- ↑ List of flag bearers, 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, official website
- ↑
- ↑ http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/kataotau-wins-kiribatis-first-games-medal-20140731-3cv33.html
External links
- Pacific Magazine: Kiribati Sends Three Athletes To Beijing Olympics
- Athlete Biography at beijing2008