Lovelite Detenamo

Lovelite Detenamo
Personal information
Full nameLovelite Chrissa Detenamo
NationalityNauruan
Born (1993-12-22) 22 December 1993 (age 31)[1]
Height1.55 m (5.1 ft) (2014)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Nauru
Pacific Mini Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Mata-Utu 100m
Updated on 23 May 2015

Lovelite Chrissa Detenamo (born 22 December 1993) is a Nauruan sprinter.[1][2]

Detenamo made her first appearance on the world stage at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Brixen, Italy. She was among the 16 athletes selected from Pacific Islands nations for the championships.[3] Running in the 100 metres event, she failed to qualify for the quarter-finals, but she still set a new personal best of 13.32 seconds.[4]

Detenamo was one of the two athletes who represented Nauru at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Istanbul, Turkey.[5] She set a new national record in the 60 metres event with an 8.04 seconds time.

Personal bests

Event Result Venue Date
Outdoor
100 m 12.22 s (wind: +1.5 m/s) Wallis and Futuna/Wallis and Futuna Mata Utu 4 Sep 2013
200 m 25.50 s (wind: +1.1 m/s) Wallis and Futuna/Wallis and Futuna Mata Utu 6 Sep 2013
Indoor
60 m 7.94 s Poland Sopot 8 Mar 2014

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Nauru
2008 Oceania Youth Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 6th 100m 13.64 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
7th 400m 69.51
2009 World Youth Championship Bressanone, Italy 56th (h) 100 m 13.32 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
Micronesian Championships Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia 2nd 100m 13.39 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2nd 200m 27.44 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
2010 Oceania Youth Championships Sydney, Australia 24th (h) 100m 13.21 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 35th (h) 100m 12.75 (wind: 0.0 m/s)
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 21st (h) 100m 13.04 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Oceania Junior Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 2nd 100m 12.64 w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
5th 200m 27.23 (wind: -0.9 m/s)
Oceania Championships Cairns, Queensland, Australia 5th Mixed 800m sprint medley relay 1:50.27
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 52nd (h) 100m 12.51 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 6th 100m 12.60 (wind: +0.3 m/s)
8th (h) 200m 27.51 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
8th Discus 21.96m
— 4 × 100 m relay DQ
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 47th (h) 60m 8.04
Oceania Junior Championships (Regional Division East) Cairns, Queensland, Australia 1st 100m 12.36 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 40th (h) 100m 12.75 (wind: -2.4 m/s)
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 37th (h) 100m 12.35 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
Pacific Mini Games Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna 3rd 100m 12.22 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
4th 200m 25.50 (wind: +1.1 m/s)
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 40th (h) 60m 7.94
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom — 100m DQ
Oceania Championships Rarotonga, Cook Islands 4th 100m 12.40 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
5th Mixed 800m sprint medley relay 1:47.61

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete Profile – Lovelite Detenamo". Iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ Lovelite Detenamo - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 24 May 2015
  3. ^ Monroyo, Roselyn (July 10, 2009). "16 Pacific Islanders compete in World Champs". Saipan Tribune. Saipan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  4. ^ "6th IAAF World Youth Championships – 100 Metres – Girls – Heats". Iaaf.org. International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Two from KAA to WIC 2012 in Istanbul – Etita's Effort". Kiribati Athletics Association. Retrieved 19 August 2013.