Yukio Stinson Peter (born 29 January 1984 in Aiwo) is a

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from

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Career

2004

Yukio snatched 142.5 kg and clean and jerked 165 kg (total 307.5 kg) to place eighth at the

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in the Men's 69 kg division. It is the best position ever for a Nauruan athlete at the Olympic Games.

2008

In December 2008, Yukio won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in

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. Competing in the 77 kg category, he snatched 145 kg and clean and jerked 185 kg.

2010

At the

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, Yukio Peter won Nauru's 10th gold medal-winning the 77kg division in weightlifting with a new Games record of 333 kg.

2011

Peter won gold in the 77 kg category at the Arafura Games in 2011 in Darwin - Nauru's first gold at that edition of the Games.

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"Nauruan lifter is back"
Pacific Islands News Association, 2 October 2008 1984 births Living people Nauruan male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Nauru Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nauru People from Aiwo District Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in weightlifting {{Nauru-weightlifting-bio-stub