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The [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] island nation [[Nauru]] first competed at the [[Summer Olympics|Summer Olympic Games]] in the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 games]] in [[Atlanta]]. It is the least populated nation in the 206-member [[International Olympic Committee]]. The nation is mainly known for its weightlifting tradition and all seven athletes that had competed for Nauru at the Olympics before 2012 were weightlifters.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120613024141/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/countries/8662737/Nauru-London-2012-Olympics.html Nauru at the Olympics], ''The Telegraph''</ref> The nation has never participated in any Winter Olympic Games. 

Under the leadership of [[Vinson Detenamo]], the Olympic movement began in Nauru in the early 1990s. The Olympic Committee was established in 1991 and talks with the [[International Olympic Committee]] started the same year. In May 1994 Nauru presented its bid to join the IOC and in September 1994 the nation was accepted, clearing the path for participation in the 1996 games.

1996 was not the first time that Nauru athletes participated in the Olympics.  After his win in the [[1990 Commonwealth Games]], weightlifter [[Marcus Stephen]] petitioned for citizenship of [[Samoa]] to compete in the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 games]]. Stephen competed for Nauru at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, placing 11th in the 62&nbsp;kg category in 2000. In 2009, he replaced Vinson Detenamo as president of Nauru's National Olympic Committee.<ref>[http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200901/s2474349.htm "Nauru president claims national Olympic committee ledaership"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313162855/http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200901/s2474349.htm |date=2012-03-13 }}, ABC Radio Australia, January 26, 2009</ref>

Paul Coffa is the weightlifting coach of the Oceania Weightlifting Federation and has been Nauru's Olympic coach since 1994.

== Medal tables ==
{{See also|All-time Olympic Games medal table}}
=== Medals by Summer Games ===
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!Games
!Athletes
|style="background:gold; width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Gold
|style="background:silver; width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Silver
|style="background:#cc9966; width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Bronze
!style="width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
!style="width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
|- align="center"
|align=left|{{GamesName|SOG|1996}} || [[Nauru at the 1996 Summer Olympics|3]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1996 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|- align="center"
|align=left|{{GamesName|SOG|2000}} || [[Nauru at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2000 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|- align="center"
|align=left|{{GamesName|SOG|2004}} || [[Nauru at the 2004 Summer Olympics|3]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2004 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|- align="center"
|align=left|{{GamesName|SOG|2008}} || [[Nauru at the 2008 Summer Olympics|1]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2008 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|- align="center"
|align=left|{{GamesName|SOG|2012}} || [[Nauru at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2012 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|- align="center"
|align=left|{{GamesName|SOG|2016}} || [[Nauru at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2016 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|- align="center"
|align=left|{{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Nauru at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2020 Summer Olympics medal table|–]] 
|- align="center"
|align=left|{{GamesName|SOG|2024}} || [[Nauru at the 2024 Summer Olympics|1]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2024 Summer Olympics medal table|–]] 
|-
|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2028}} || colspan=6; rowspan=2| ''future event''
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|align=left| {{GamesName|SOG|2032}} 
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!colspan=2| Total !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|–]]
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==Athletes==
*Weightlifting
**[[Marcus Stephen]] – 1996, 2000 (First Olympian)
**[[Quincy Detenamo]] – 1996
**[[Gerard Garabwan]] – 1996
**[[Sheeva Peo]] – 2000 (First Female Olympian)
**[[Reanna Solomon]] – 2004
**[[Itte Detenamo]] – 2004, 2008, 2012
**[[Yukio Peter]] – 2004
*Judo
**[[Sled Dowabobo]] – 2012
*Athletics
**[[Jonah Harris]] - 2020
**[[Winzar Kakiouea]] - 2024

==See also==
* [[List of flag bearers for Nauru at the Olympics]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Nauru |date=27 July 2021 |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=https://www.olympic.org/nauru }}
* {{cite web |title=Nauru |publisher=Olympedia.com |url=http://www.olympedia.org/countries/NRU }}
* {{cite web |title=Olympic Analytics/NRU |publisher=olympanalyt.com |url=http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByGames&param_country=NRU }}

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