Quincy Detenamo
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Quincy Detenamo was an Olympic
weightlifter who was found guilty of manslaughter in Australia.
. He was one of only a few athletes who represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
. He competed as a weightlifter when his weight was 168 pounds. He was in the middleweight
weightlifting team and his cousin, Itte Detenamo
, also competed at a later Olympics.
Detenamo was placed 20th overall at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games in the Men's Middleweight division.
Detenamo also competed in 1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg division. The championship took place in Lahti
, Finland
and he was placed 22nd.
In 2002 Detenamo was at the Commonwealth Games
in Manchester but was placed 14th.
In 2005 he was found guilty following the death of Grace Ilardi, a 39 year old prostitute on 17 July 2004. Her post morten indicated that she had been beaten and strangled and he was charged with murder but he was eventually convicted of manslaughter
. Detenamo had left the country following the murder but had been arrested when he returned.
Detenamo showed some remorse but he was sentenced to nine years and assured that he would serve seven of these.
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
weightlifter who was found guilty of manslaughter in Australia.
Biography
Quincy Detenamo was born in Buada, NauruNauru
Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...
. He was one of only a few athletes who represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
. He competed as a weightlifter when his weight was 168 pounds. He was in the middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
weightlifting team and his cousin, Itte Detenamo
Itte Detenamo
Itte Detenamo is a Nauruan weightlifter competing in the +105 kg category.Detenamo represented Nauru at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, finishing 14th in the men's 105+kg category...
, also competed at a later Olympics.
Detenamo was placed 20th overall at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games in the Men's Middleweight division.
Detenamo also competed in 1998 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg division. The championship took place in Lahti
Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and he was placed 22nd.
In 2002 Detenamo was at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
in Manchester but was placed 14th.
In 2005 he was found guilty following the death of Grace Ilardi, a 39 year old prostitute on 17 July 2004. Her post morten indicated that she had been beaten and strangled and he was charged with murder but he was eventually convicted of manslaughter
Manslaughter
Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Dracon in the 7th century BC.The law generally differentiates...
. Detenamo had left the country following the murder but had been arrested when he returned.
Detenamo showed some remorse but he was sentenced to nine years and assured that he would serve seven of these.