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By: Hans Themistode From the moment Joe Smith Jr. wrapped light-heavyweight gold around his waist in 2021, the Long Island native was anxious to face off
Nauru's first Olympian has gone from lifting power to weilding power. Marcus Stephen represented Nauru at two Olympic Games before embarking on a political career that included a four-year stint as President. Speaker of the Nauru Parliament and three-time Olympian Marcus Stephen. Photo: Screenshot He burst onto the weightlifting scene as a fresh-faced 20 year old at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, winning gold in the men's 60kg snatch and silver medals in the clean and jerk and total. Two years later he made his Olympic debut in Barcelona, but it wasn't for Nauru. Marcus Stephen...