João Derly

João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Jr. (born June 2, 1981 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a former male judo player from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion (along with Mayra Aguiar), 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
Governor	Eduardo Leite
Preceded by	Victor Hugo
Succeeded by	Francisco 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 2 July 1981 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political party	REPUBLICANOS (2019–present)
Other political affiliations	PCdoB (2011–2015) REDE (2015–2019)
Sports career
Personal information
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb) (2011)[1]
Country	Brazil
Sport	Judo
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Brazil World Championships 2005 Cairo –66 kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro –66 kg Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro –66 kg World Junior Championships 2000 Nabeul –60 kg Universiade 2001 Beijing –60 kg South American Games Disqualified 2002 Rio de Janeiro –60 kg

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

After retirement as a judoka, he was elected as city council member and federal deputy. Later he was nominated secretary of sports of Rio Grande do Sul state.

References

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.

References

• João Derly at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Joao Derly at the International Olympic Committee