João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Jr. (born June 2, 1981 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a former male judoka from Brazil, and one of only two Brazilians (the other being Mayra Aguiar) to become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships. He also won the junior world championship in 2000, the 2007 Pan American Games, and has 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in Judo World Cups.

João Derly
State Secretary of Sports and Leisure of Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 January 2019 – 2 June 2020
GovernorEduardo Leite
Preceded byVictor Hugo
Succeeded byFrancisco Vargas
Federal Deputy from Rio Grande do Sul
In office
1 February 2015 – 1 January 2019
City Councillor of Porto Alegre
In office
1 January 2013 – 1 February 2015
Personal details
Born
João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Júnior

(1981-07-02) 2 July 1981 (age 43)
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyREPUBLICANOS (2019–present)
Other political
affiliations
Sports career
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb) (2011)[1]
CountryBrazil
SportJudo
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Brazil
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Cairo –66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro –66 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro –66 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Caguas –66 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Buenos Aires –66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2003 Salvador –60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Guadalajara –56 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Cordoba –60 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Nabeul –60 kg
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing –60 kg
South American Games
Disqualified 2002 Rio de Janeiro –60 kg
Updated on 23 February 2022

After the 2002 South American Games he tested positive for banned diuretic drugs he had used in order to maintain his weight class.[2]

After retirement as a judoka, he was elected as city council member and later as a member of the House of Representatives. Later he was nominated secretary of sports of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.

References

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  1. ^ Favero, Daniel (25 February 2011). "Derly enfrenta peso e ansiedade rumo aos Jogos de 2012". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Confirmado caso de doping de judoca brasileiro" [Confirmed case of doping of Brazilian judo]. Esportes.terra.com.br (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2003-02-24.
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Awards
Preceded by Brazilian Sportsmen of the Year
2005
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Victor Hugo
State Secretary of Sports
and Leisure of Rio Grande do Sul

2019–20
Succeeded by
Francisco Vargas