Country/Region | Nauru |
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Code | NRU |
Created | 1991 |
Recognized | 1994 |
Continental Association | ONOC |
President | Marcus Stephen |
Secretary General | Pres-Nimes Ekwona |
Website | oceaniasport.com/nauru |
Nauru Olympic Committee (IOC code: NRU) is the National Olympic Committee representing Nauru. It represents and organises the Olympic movement on the island. The NNOC was founded in 1991 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1994. It is also the body responsible for Nauru's representation at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
Nauru has participated regularly in the Olympic Games since 1992. So far, the NNOC has sent seven athletes to the Olympic Games:[needs update]
- Marcus Stephen (1992-2000), first Nauruan Olympian
- Quincy Detenamo (1996)
- Gerard Garabwan (1996)
- Sheeva Peo (2000), first Nauruan woman Olympian
- Reanna Solomon (2004)
- Itte Detenamo (2004, 2008)
- Yukio Peter (2004)
See also
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[edit]- ^ "Nauru at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
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