João Derly
João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Jr. is a former male judo player from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever 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.
After the 2002 South American Games he tested positive for banner diuretic drugs he used in order to maintain his weight class.
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.
