Nicholas Lucena (born September 22, 1979) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player.[2][1][3] Lucena grew up in Davie, Florida and played indoor volleyball at Western High School.[4] In his youth, he played beach volleyball at Fort Lauderdale Beach.[4] He then went to Florida State University, where he graduated before embarking on his beach volleyball career.[4]
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Full name | Nicholas Lucena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Tricky Nick, Nick the Quick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.[1] | September 22, 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Cooper City, Florida, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | Florida State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lucena and his former teammate, Phil Dalhausser, played in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Lucena played as a defender behind Dalhausser's block.[5]
Lucena and Dalhausser had qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not place.[6] In his career, Lucena won 29 tournaments and $1,400,000 in prize money.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Nick Lucena". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022.
- ^ Scholzen, Kyle (August 26, 2022). "Retirement Series: Nick Lucena". USAVolleyball. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "Nick Lucena". TeamUSA.com. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Business a Pleasure". Sun Sentinel. February 24, 2005. Retrieved July 26, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Evans, B.J. Hoeptner (December 26, 2017). "Dalhausser Continues on Successful Road". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ OlympicTalk (July 12, 2021). "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "Nick Lucena". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.