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 The 2013 Pacific Mini Games was the ninth edition of these Mini Games. They were held in Mata Utu in Wallis and Futuna from 2 to 12 September 2013. Participating countries and territories There were 22 nations at the 2013 games: * Note: The M ...

. He moved down to the 62 kg division in the following year, placing 13th at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, and later competed in the 56 kg category, qualifying for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. At the

in Rio de Janeiro, he finished in 15th place in the 56 kg category. He was the flagbearer for Nauru during the Parade of Nations.

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* 1994 births Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for Nauru Weightlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Olympic weightlifters for Nauru Weightlifters at the 2016 Summer Olympics Nauruan male weightlifters Weightlifters at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Weightlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Nauru-sport-bio-stub