Brazilian judokaIn this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Oliveira and the second or paternal family name is Nunes.Updated on 23 February 2022.

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.

After the 2002 South American Games he tested positive for banner diuretic drugs he used in order to maintain his weight cl*.

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

External links

• João Derly at JudoInside.com
• João Derly at AllJudo.net (in French)
• João Derly at AllJudo.net (in French)
• João Derly at Olympics.com
• João Derly at Olympedia