Nationality Greek-American Team UCLA Alumni Height 1.86 m Turned pro 2016 | Country United States Coached by John Frazier Weight 125 kg | |
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Residence Santa Barbara, California, United States | ||
Nicholas scarvelis olympic a standard 20 61m triton 2016
Nicholas Scarvelis (born February 2, 1993 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American-born Greek athlete. He represented Greece at the 2016 Olympics throwing the shot put. Previously he represented the United States at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
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Prep
Prior to his Olympic experience, he went to Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California. He was the 2011 CIF California State Meet Champion in the shot put throwing a school record 65 ft 4 in (19.91 m).
NCAA
Next Nicholas Scarvelis threw for UCLA. He was the Pac-12 champion in the shot put three times and the discus once. He finished fourth at the 2016 NCAA Championships. He has the fourth-best shot put mark in UCLA history of 67 ft 7 1⁄2 in (20.61 m). Ahead of him on that list are John Godina, John Brenner and Dave Laut, all medalists at the Olympics or World Championships. His sister Stamatia is also a thrower for Tennessee Volunteers and previously competed for UCLA Bruins. His sister, Stamatia Scarvelis is the 2013 Pan American Junior Shot Put Champion.
Professional
He represented Greece at the 2016 Olympics throwing the shot put. Previously he represented the United States at the 2012 World Junior Championships. Nicholas threw 18.66 m (61 ft 2 1⁄2 in) at 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put to place 19th.
