Nicholas Delpopolo
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| Birth name | Petar Perović | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Nick | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
February 8, 1989 (age 26) Nikšić, Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Scotia, New York | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas "Nick" Delpopolo (born February 8, 1989 in Nikšić, Montenegro) 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.[1]
On August 6, 2012, Delpopolo was expelled from the Olympics by the IOC after he tested positive for cannabis.[2] Upon exiting the games, Delpopolo stated the positive test result was caused by "inadvertant [sic] consumption of food that I did not realize had been baked with marijuana, before I left for the Olympic Games." [3]
Personal life
Delpopolo was born as Petar Perović (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Перовић) in Montenegro. He lived in an orphanage near Nikšić.
References
- ↑ "Nicholas Delpopolo". London 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Judoka Nicholas Delpopolo tests positive for cannabis". BBC Sport. BBC. August 6, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ↑ Stallman, Jason (August 14, 2012). "Positive Test Costs Shot-Putter Gold Medal". The New York Times. p. B11. Retrieved August 13, 2012. (login required)