David Katoatau

Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Competitor for  Kiribati
Oceania Weightlifting Championships
Bronze	2006 Apia	85 kg
Gold	2007 Apia	94 kg

David Katoatau (born July 17, 1984) is an I-Kiribati weightlifter.

At the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships he ranked 37th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 281 kg.^[1]

He ranked 4th in the 85 kg category at the 2008 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 292 kg.^[1]

Katoatau represented Kiribati in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,^[2] and also was the national flag bearer at the opening ceremony.^[3] In the Olympic tournament he ranked 15th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 313 kg.^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
David Katoatau	-85 kg	135 kg	18th	178 kg	15th	313 kg	15th

See also

• Kiribati at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "KATOATAO David". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1750. 
2. ^ "Hale to Olympics", Solomon Star, July 14, 2008
3. ^ "List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008" (PDF). www.olympic.org. http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1344.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
4. ^ "KATOATAU David". International Weightlifting Federation. http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1926. 

External links

• Pacific Magazine: Kiribati Sends Three Athletes To Beijing Olympics
• Athlete Biography at beijing2008

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