Elson Viney-Bartel Brechtefeld (born 2 March 1994) is a Nauruan weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games. He moved down to the 62 kg division in the following year, placing 13th at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,[1] and later competed in the 56 kg category, qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
elson, brechtefeld, elson, viney, bartel, brechtefeld, born, march, 1994, nauruan, weightlifter, bronze, medal, category, 2013, pacific, mini, games, moved, down, division, following, year, placing, 13th, 2014, commonwealth, games, later, competed, category, q. Elson Viney Bartel Brechtefeld born 2 March 1994 is a Nauruan weightlifter who won a bronze medal in the 69 kg category at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games He moved down to the 62 kg division in the following year placing 13th at the 2014 Commonwealth Games 1 and later competed in the 56 kg category qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics 2 Elson BrechtefeldPersonal informationBorn2 March 1994 1994 03 02 age 29 NauruHeight1 55 m 5 ft 1 in Weight56 kg 123 lb SportCountry NauruSportWeightliftingMedal record Men s weightliftingRepresenting NauruPacific Games2019 Apia 55 kg2015 Port Moresby 56 kg2011 Noumea 56 kgCommonwealth Championships2012 Apia 56 kg2019 Apia 55 kg2011 Cape Town 56 kgOceania Championships2013 Brisbane 69 kg2019 Apia 55 kg2011 Darwin 56 kg2012 Apia 56 kg2015 Port Moresby 56 kg2016 Suva 56 kg2017 Gold Coast 56 kg2018 Le Mont Dore 62 kg2010 Suva 56 kgArafura Games2011 Darwin 56 kgAt the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro he finished in 15th place in the 56 kg category 3 He was the flagbearer for Nauru during the Parade of Nations 4 References edit Elson Brechtefeld thecgf com Elson Brechtefeld Archived 2016 08 06 at the Wayback Machine rio2016 com Rio 2016 Rio 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 08 26 Retrieved 2016 08 27 The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony 2016 08 16 Retrieved 2016 08 27 External links editElson Brechtefeld at the International Weightlifting Federation nbsp Elson Brechtefeld at Olympedia nbsp Elson Brechtefeld at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Elson Brechtefeld at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Nauruan sportsperson is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elson Brechtefeld amp oldid 1157038654, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
