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]
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| Nationality | Nauru | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Shot put: 16.07m (Saipan, 2023) NR Discus: 42.90m (Suva, 2024) NR | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 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
editHe worked as a security guard in his native Nauru.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Champinships". World Athletics. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Shot putter Jonathan: From security guard at refugee detention centre to commonwealth games debut". Times of India. August 8, 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Men's Shot Put results". BBC Sport. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Cup". World Athletics. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Snow, Bob (23 June 2023). "OCEANIA CUP – DAY 1". Athletics-Oceania. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Senior Men Discus Throw - 2.00kg Final". liveresults.com.au. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Security Guard at Refugee Detention Centre to CWG debut". devdiscourse. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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