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.
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]
| 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 |
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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.
CJ Nickolas made his Olympic debut for the United States.
