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Nina Cutro-Kelly

American judoka

Born
12 December 1984, Albany
Citizenship
United States
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka

Nina Cutro-Kelly (born 12 December 1984) is an American international level judoka. She competes in both judo and sambo. She competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Cutro-Kelly is a member of Team USA, having competed in nine world championships in the sport of Judo. She competes as a heavyweight, and is a 3rd degree black belt. Cutro-Kelly was 2022 Deaflympic champion in judo in +78 kg.

Cutro-Kelly graduated of Union College in Schenectady, New York and received a Master's Degree from Université de Rennes in Rennes, France. She is openly bisexual.

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. She was also ordered to vacate all of her wins obtained on and after October 2, 2022.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships
judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's +78 kg202117th place

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q23641937 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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