CJ Nickolas

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CJ Nickolas
Personal information
Full nameCarl Alan Nickolas Jr.
Born (2001-07-18) July 18, 2001 (age 24)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Home town Brentwood, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Taekwondo
Weight class80 kg
Rank2
EventKyorugi
Coached byGareth Brown
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking3 (October 2023)
Medal record
Men's taekwondo
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Baku 80 kg
Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Paris 80 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris 80 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Taiyuan 80 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Manchester (F) 80 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago 80 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cancún 80 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Punta Cana80 kg
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Cali 80 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.

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Career

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

YearEventLocationPlace
2021 Pan American Championships Cancún, Mexico1st
Junior Pan American Games Cali, Colombia1st
2022Pan American ChampionshipsPunta Cana, Dominican Republic1st
2023 World Championships Baku, Azerbaijan2nd

References

  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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