Elson Brechtefeld

{{short description|Nauruan weightlifter}}

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|birth_date= {{birth-date and age|2 March 1994}}

|birth_place=Nauru

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{{MedalSport|Men's weightlifting}}

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{{MedalComp|Pacific Games}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Apia|55 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Port Moresby|56 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Nouméa|56 kg}}

{{MedalComp|Commonwealth Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Apia|56 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Apia|55 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Cape Town|56 kg}}

{{MedalComp|Oceania Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Brisbane|69 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Apia|55 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Darwin|56 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2012 Apia|56 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Port Moresby|56 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2016 Suva|56 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Gold Coast|56 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Le Mont-Dore|62 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2010 Suva|56 kg}}

{{MedalComp|Arafura Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Darwin|56 kg}}

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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, and later competed in the 56 kg category, qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he finished in 15th place in the 56 kg category.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-standings-wl-mens-56kg |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826101820/https://www.rio2016.com/en/weightlifting-standings-wl-mens-56kg |archivedate=2016-08-26 }} He was the flagbearer for Nauru during the Parade of Nations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|date=2016-08-16|access-date=2016-08-27}}