Nicholas Scarvelis

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.

Nicholas Scarvelis
Personal information
NationalityGreek-American
Born (1993-02-02) February 2, 1993
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportField
Event(s)Shot put, Discus
College teamUCLA Bruins
TeamG.S. Trikala
Turned pro2016
Coached byJohn Frazier
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)21.05 m NR
20.38 m (i) NR

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).[1] 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.[2] His sister, Stamatia Scarvelis is the 2013 Pan American Junior Shot Put Champion, competing for USA. She has since also switched to compete for Greece.

YearMPSF indoorNCAA indoorPac-12 OutdoorNCAA Outdoor
2015-16Shot put 19.88 m (65 ft 2 1⁄2 in) 1stShot put 19.54 m (64 ft 1 1⁄4 in) 6thShot put 20.54 m (67 ft 4 1⁄2 in) 1stShot put 20.17 m (66 ft 2 in) 4th
Discus 57.26 m (187 ft 10 1⁄4 in) 1stDiscus 54.50 m (178 ft 9 1⁄2 in) 18th
2014-15Shot put 19.54 m (64 ft 1 1⁄4 in) 1stShot put 18.46 m (60 ft 6 3⁄4 in) 10thShot put 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in) 1stShot put 18.91 m (62 ft 1⁄4 in) 15th
Discus 53.52 m (175 ft 7 in) 7th
2013-14Shot put 19.15 m (62 ft 9 3⁄4 in) 1stShot put 19.46 m (63 ft 10 in) 1stShot put 19.27 m (63 ft 2 1⁄2 in) 10th
Discus 53.09 m (174 ft 2 in) 6th
2012-13Shot put 18.69 m (61 ft 3 3⁄4 in) 2ndShot put 17.88 m (58 ft 7 3⁄4 in) 2ndShot put 17.91 m (58 ft 9 in) 25th

Professional

In early 2020, Scarvelis broke Michalis Stamatogiannis's previous Greek National Indoor Record of 20.36 Greek National Indoor Record, throwing 20.38m in a meet in Iowa City, Iowa.

Scarvelis placed second represented Greece at the 2017 national championship throwing the shot put 19.23 m (63 ft 1 in).[3]

Scarvelis represented Greece at the 2016 Olympics throwing the shot put 19.37 m (63 ft 6 1⁄2 in) to place 27th.[4][5]

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.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Greece
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 11th 19.55 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 27th (q) 19.37 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 11th 20.11 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, UK 8th 20.13 m

References
  1. http://www.uclabruins.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2346
  2. "2016-17 University of Tennessee Volunteers NCAA Stamatia Scarvelis profile". University of Tennessee. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. "Patra (Greece), 17-18.6.2017 -National Championships-". trackinsun.blogspot.come. June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  4. "Greek Olympic Shot Putter - Nicholas Scarvelis - Nationalism - Parent Resources". Athletic Experience Podcast TOM FITZSIMONS. October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  5. "2016 UCLA Track and Field Media Guide" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. January 17, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

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