Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa
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| Nationality | Nauru | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Shot put, discus | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Shot put: 16.07m (Saipan, 2023) NR Discus: 42.90m (Suva, 2024) NR | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Biography
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]
In July 2026, he qualified for the final and placed tenth overall in the shot put at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[8]
Personal life
He worked as a security guard in his native Nauru.[9]
References
- ↑ "Jonathan-Deiwea Detageouwa". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ "Oceania Championships". 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. 8 August 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.
- ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ "Security Guard at Refugee Detention Centre to CWG debut". devdiscourse. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.