0 8 . ▁Na uru ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁Na uru ▁Olympic ▁Committee , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁nation ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 0 4 ▁particip ating ▁nations ▁and ▁territ ories ▁that ▁sent ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁ath lete , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 1 7 ▁that ▁won ▁no ▁med als ▁at ▁the ▁Games . ▁The ▁sole ▁ath lete ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁nation ▁was ▁It te ▁Det en amo , ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁weight l ifting , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁flag ▁bear er ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁cer emon ies . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁number ▁of ▁athlet es ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Olympics , ▁when ▁Marcus ▁Stephen ▁( who ▁later ▁became ▁President ▁of ▁Na uru ) ▁represented ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁sport , ▁but ▁was ▁a ▁decrease ▁from ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁last ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Games ▁when ▁three ▁athlet es ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁Ath ens . ▁Na uru ▁earned ▁a ▁ber th ▁for ▁the ▁weight l ifting ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁O ce ania ▁and ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Olympic ▁We ight l ifting ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁send ▁participants ▁in ▁sw imming ▁and ▁athlet ics ▁events , ▁but ▁chose ▁to ▁send ▁only ▁a ▁weight l if ter . ▁It te ▁Det en amo ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Group ▁B ▁of ▁heavy weight ▁class , ▁fif teenth ▁and ▁last ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁weight l ifting . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁ear n ▁a ▁medal , ▁but ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁personal