Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa Explained

Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa
Nationality:Nauru
Sport:Athletics
Event:Shot put, discus
Birth Date:4 February 1994
Pb:Shot put: 16.07m (Saipan, 2023) NR
Discus: 42.90m (Suva, 2024) NR

Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa (born 4 February 1994) is a track and field athlete from Nauru. He is the national record holder in shot put and discus throw, and a bronze medalist at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships.[1]

Career

In 2022, he competed at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships in Mackay, Australia, finishing in sixth place in the shot put.[2] In the August of that year he was selected for the shot put at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he threw a personal best of 15.41m in the final to place twelfth.[3] [4]

In June 2023, he managed a 16.07m personal best to win gold in the shot put at the 2023 Oceania Athletics Cup in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.[5] [6]

He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji, with a 42.90 metres discus throw.[7]

Personal life

He worked as a security guard in his native Nauru.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa. World Athletics. 5 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Oceania Champinships. World Athletics. 5 June 2024. 7 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Shot putter Jonathan: From security guard at refugee detention centre to commonwealth games debut. Times of India. August 8, 2022. 5 June 2024.
  4. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's Shot Put results. BBC Sport. 5 June 2024. 5 August 2022.
  5. Web site: 23 June 2023. Oceania Cup. 5 June 2024. World Athletics.
  6. Web site: OCEANIA CUP – DAY 1. Athletics-Oceania. 5 June 2024. Bob. Snow. 23 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Senior Men Discus Throw - 2.00kg Final. liveresults.com.au. 5 June 2024. 5 June 2024 .
  8. Web site: Security Guard at Refugee Detention Centre to CWG debut. 5 June 2024. 6 August 2022. devdiscourse.