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CJ Nickolas

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CJ Nickolas
Personal information
Full nameCarl Alan Nickolas Jr.
Born (2001-07-18) July 18, 2001 (age 25)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Home townBrentwood, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTaekwondo
Weight class
80 kg
Rank
2
Event
Kyorugi
Coached byGareth Brown
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
3 (October 2023)
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 Baku80 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2022 Paris80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Paris80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Taiyuan80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester (F)80 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Santiago80 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Cancún80 kg
Gold medal – first place2022 Punta Cana80 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Cali-Valle80 kg

Carl Alan Nickolas Jr. (born July 18, 2001),[1] also known as CJ Nickolas,[2][3] is an American taekwondo practitioner. He won the silver medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] He is also a three-time gold medalist at the Pan American Taekwondo Championships.

Career

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Nickolas competed in the men's featherweight event at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom. He was eliminated in his second match. A few months later, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's 68 kg event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[5]

In 2021, Nickolas won the gold medal in the men's 80 kg at the Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Cancún, Mexico. In that same year, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia.[6]

Nickolas won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Pan American Taekwondo Championships held in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic.[7] He also competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships held in Guadalajara, Mexico where he was eliminated in his first match.

He won the silver medal in the men's welterweight event at the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4] He lost his bronze medal match in the men's 80 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.[8][9]

Achievements

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Year Event Location Place
2021 Pan American Championships Cancún, Mexico 1st
Junior Pan American Games Cali, Colombia 1st
2022 Pan American Championships Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 1st
2023 World Championships Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd

References

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  1. ↑ "Taekwondo Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020. NICKOLAS JR Carl
  2. ↑ "NICKOLAS CJ". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. (alternate link)
  3. ↑ DeCicco, Anthony (August 6, 2024). "Olympic taekwondo preview: CJ Nickolas takes center stage". NBC Olympics. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Burke, Patrick (May 31, 2023). "Dramatic final makes Dinçel one of three winners at World Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 31, 2023. Carl Nickolas
  5. ↑ "Taekwondo Results" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ Lloyd, Owen (November 27, 2021). "United States take three of four taekwondo gold medals on day two of Cali 2021". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 31, 2023. Carl Nickolas
  7. ↑ Palmer, Dan (May 4, 2022). "Pié earns home gold for hosts at Pan American Taekwondo Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved May 31, 2023. Carl Alan Nickolas
  8. ↑ Shinn, Peggy (August 9, 2024). "First-Time Olympian Kristina Teachout Wins Bronze In Taekwondo, CJ Nickolas Just Misses A Medal". Team USA. Retrieved August 3, 2025. CJ Nickolas was the number-two ranked taekwondoin in his weight class (-80kg) at the Paris tournament. But the 23-year-old world championship silver medalist came up just short, losing his bronze medal bout to top-ranked Simone Alessio, 2-0.
  9. ↑ Puente, Nathaniel (August 9, 2024). "US fighter who trains in Charlotte loses in bronze medal final at Paris Olympics". WCNC.com. Retrieved August 3, 2025. CJ Nickolas made his Olympic debut for the United States.
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