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| show-medals = }} 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=International Weightlifting Federation )〕 He ranked 4th in the 85 kg category at the 2008 Oceania Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 292 kg.〔 ==Career== Katoatau represented Kiribati in weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China,〔("Hale to Olympics" ), ''Solomon Star'', July 14, 2008〕 and also was the national flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In the Olympic tournament he ranked 15th in the 85 kg category, with a total of 313 kg.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=International Weightlifting Federation )〕 In 2012, he was the first I-Kiribati ever to qualify on merit for the Olympic Games (rather than receive a wildcard invitation), in any sport. He finished first in the Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which also made him Commonwealth champion.〔("THE FIRST-EVER OLYMPIC QUALIFIER !" ), Kiribati National Olympic Committee, June 2013〕 As part of Kiribati's delegation at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he competed in the men's 94 kg event, and finished 17th out of 21, with a total lift of 325 kg.〔("David Katoatau" ), London 2012〕 He was, again, his country's national flag bearer during the Games' opening ceremony.〔(List of flag bearers, 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony ), official website〕 At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games he won gold in the 105 kg group A, the first ever Commonwealth Games medal for Kiribati.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Glasgow 2014 - Men's 105kg Group A )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Katoatau the toast of Kiribati )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Katoatau」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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