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(Redirected from Jonathan Detageouwa) Naurun athlete (born 1994
Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa
Personal information
NationalityNauru
Born (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put, discus
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsShot put: 16.07m (Saipan, 2023) NR
Discus: 42.90m (Suva, 2024) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  NRU
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Suva Discus

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.

Career

In 2022, he competed at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships in Mackay, Australia, finishing in sixth place in the shot put. 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.

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.

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

Personal life

He worked as a security guard in his native Nauru.

References

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


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