Nicholas Delpopolo

Nicholas Delpopolo
Personal information
Nickname
Nick
BornPetar Perović
February 8, 1989 (1989-02-08) (age 37)
Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Home townScotia, New York, U.S.
OccupationJudoka
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Websitewww.nickdelpopolo.us
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍73 kg
Rank     2nd dan black belt
ClubUSA Judo National Training Site at OTC
Coached byCarrie Chandler
Ed Liddie
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2016)
World Champ.R16 (2010)
Pan American Champ. (2013)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
2019 Lima ‍–‍73 kg
Pan American Championships
2013 San José ‍–‍73 kg
2011 Guadalajara ‍–‍73 kg
2012 Montreal ‍–‍73 kg
2014 Guayaquil ‍–‍73 kg
2015 Edmonton ‍–‍73 kg
2018 San José ‍–‍73 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2016 Qingdao ‍–‍81 kg
2010 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍73 kg
2015 Budapest ‍–‍73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF2085
JudoInside.com41597
Updated on 8 December 2022

Nicholas Delpopolo (born February 8, 1989) is an American judoka. He competed in the men's 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Cheung Chi Yip in the second round and Dirk Van Tichelt in the third, he lost to Wang Ki-Chun in the fourth round and was eliminated by Nyam-Ochir Sainjargal in the repechages.

On August 6, 2012, Delpopolo was expelled from the Olympics by the IOC after he tested positive for cannabis. Upon exiting the games, Delpopolo stated the positive test result was caused by "inadvertent consumption of food that I did not realize had been baked with marijuana, before I left for the Olympic Games."

On August 9, 2016, Delpopolo competed again at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 73 kg event, defeating Ahmed Goumar (Niger) in the first round, Odbayar Ganbaatar (Mongolia) in the second round, and ultimately losing to Miklós Ungvári (Hungary) in the Quarter-finals by penalty points. Delpopolo ultimately finished 7th in his division.