Ruben Katoatau

Ruben Katoatau
Personal information
NationalityI-Kiribati
Born (1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 (age 27)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Kiribati
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia 67 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia 67 kg
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Le Mont-Dore 69 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apia 67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 73 kg

Ruben Katoatau (born 9 February 1997 in Nauru) is an I-Kiribati weightlifter.[1]

His height is 158 cm for a weight of 68 kg. He finished 6th at Weightlifting Men's 69 kg in Gold Coast at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Achievements

His previous main results were:

Then, he participated at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 67 kg (snatch 30th).

His elder brother David Katoatau represented Kiribati in weightlifting, and was the first ever gold medallist of his country at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (men's 105 kg), and has competed at three Olympic Games (2008, 2012, 2016).[3]

At the IWF Absolute Continental Ranking – Oceania he finished just behind a Samoan weightlifter, which withdraw from the 2020 Olympic Games. Katoatau will replace him at 2020 Summer Olympics, in the men's 67 kg category.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Papua New Guinean sisters each scoop gold at Oceania Weightlifting Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. June 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting | Athlete Profile: Ruben KATOATAU - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
  3. ^ sportstg.com, 20 Oct 2015.
  4. ^ Michael Pavitt (1 July 2021). "Samoa to send only overseas athletes to Tokyo 2020 due to COVID-19". Inside the Games. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Kiribati NOC sending three athletes to compete at Tokyo 2020 Olympics". www.insidethegames.biz. July 5, 2021.


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