Nina Cutro-Kelly | |
Birth Date: | 12 December 1984 |
Birth Place: | Albany, New York |
Years Active: | 2002 to current |
Height: | 5'9" |
Weight: | 220 lbs |
Country: | United States |
Weight Class: | +78 kg |
Rank Ref: | [1] |
Dan: | 3 |
Club: | Universal Judo |
Coach: | Jim Hrbek |
Worlds Rank: | R16 |
Worlds Year: | 2011 |
Worlds Weight: | Women's +78 kg |
Regionals Type: | AM |
Regionals Rank: | 2 |
Regionals Year: | 2021 |
Olympics Rank: | R32 |
Olympics Year: | 2020 |
Olympics Weight: | Women's +78 kg |
Updated: | 3 July 2022 |
Nina Cutro-Kelly (born 12 December 1984) is an American international level judoka.[2] She competes in both judo and sambo.[2] She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
Cutro-Kelly is a member of Team USA, having competed in nine world championships in the sport of Judo.[2] She competes as a heavyweight,[4] and is a 3rd degree black belt.[1] Cutro-Kelly was 2022 Deaflympic champion in judo in +78 kg. [5]
Cutro-Kelly is a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, NY and has a Master's Degree from Université de Rennes in Rennes, France.[6] She is openly bisexual.[7]
Cutro-Kelly was suspended on April 12,2023 for two years after violating the United States Anti-Doping Agency policies. She accepted her punishment without appeal.[8] She was also ordered to vacate all of her wins obtained on and after October 2, 2022.[9]