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 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 class.

João Derly

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.

João Derly

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1981 births

Living people

Olympic judoka for Brazil

Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Judoka at the 2007 Pan American Games

World judo champions

Brazilian male judoka

Sportspeople from Porto Alegre

Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil

Pan American Games medalists in judo

Brazilian sportspeople in doping cases

Republicans (Brazil) politicians

Sustainability Network politicians

Communist Party of Brazil politicians

Universiade medalists in judo

Universiade bronze medalists for Brazil

Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games

Competitors at the 2002 South American Games

João Derly