Derek Sua

{{short description|Samoan judoka}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's Judo}}

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{{MedalBronze| 2019 Apia |+100kg}}

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{{MedalGold| 2017 Nukuʻalofa |+100kg}}

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Nanai Derek Sua (born 29 December 1987) is a Samoan judoka who has represented Samoa at the Pacific Games, Commonwealth Games, and Olympic Games.

He competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, but did not advance.

He was awarded with a wild card for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +100 kg, where he was eliminated by Abdullo Tangriev in the second round.{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/derek-sua |title=Derek Sua |website=rio2016.com |access-date=23 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826131523/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/derek-sua |archivedate=26 August 2016 }}{{cite web|title=Derek Sua - Judoka|url=http://www.judoinside.com/judoka/61464/Derek_Sua|website=www.judoinside.com/|publisher=Judo Inside|access-date=17 December 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/5387 |title=Judo Olympian Sua says thank you Samoa |publisher=Samoa Observer |date=18 August 2016 |author=Deidre Fanene |access-date=15 July 2022}}

He won a gold medal at the 2017 OJU Senior Championships in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga.{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/23562 |title=Gold and Bronze medals for Samoa Judo |publisher=Samoa Observer |author=Deidre Tautua |date=2 May 2017 |access-date=15 July 2022}} He won bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia.