| Cga: | NRU |
| Cganame: | Nauru Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Commonwealth Games |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Location: | Delhi, India |
| Competitors: | 6 |
| Sports: | 2 |
| Rank: | 17 |
| Gold: | 1 |
| Silver: | 1 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| App Begin Year: | 1990 |
Nauru took part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi,[1] sending six athletes to compete in boxing and weightlifting.[2] Nauru has won medals in every edition of the Commonwealth Games since it first took part in 1990,[3] and in particular won fifteen medals in weightlifting at the 2002 Games in Manchester.[4]
In 2010, Nauruans won two medals, a gold and a silver, both in weightlifting. Yukio Peter won gold in the men's 77 kg category, setting a new Commonwealth Games record by lifting 148 kg in the snatch and 185 kg in the clean and jerk – 333 kg in total. In the men's 105+ kg, Itte Detenamo won silver. He lifted 179 kg in the snatch and 218 kg in the clean and jerk – 397 kg in total. This equalled the total lifted by Australia's Damon Kelly, but Kelly won gold by virtue of a lesser body weight, leaving Detenamo with silver.[5]
| Medal | width=350px | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | |||||
| October 7 | |||||
See main article: Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Nauru sent 4 boxers.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Weightlifting is Nauru's strongest sport. Yukio Peter won the island's 10th Commonwealth gold.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||||||||
| Yukio Peter | 77 kg | align=center | 148 kg | align=center | - | align=center | 185 kg | align=center | - | align=center | 333 kg | align=center | 1 | |
| Itte Detenamo | +105 kg | align=center | 179 kg | align=center | - | align=center | 218 kg | align=center | - | align=center | 397 kg | align=center | 2 | |
