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Nicholas Scarvelis (born February 2, 1993) is an American-born Greek former athlete. He represented Greece at the 2016 Olympics throwing the shot put. Previously he represented the United States at the 2012 World Junior Championships. His sister is Stamatia Scarvelis.

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 71⁄2 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, competing for USA. She has since also switched to compete for Greece.

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).

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

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.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	25th (q)	19.55 m

References

1. "Nicholas Scarvelis - Track & Field".
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.

Further reading

• "Nicholas Scarvelis UCLA Track and Field NCAA Results".
• "Nicholas Scarvelis All-Athletic results".
• "ESPN profile Nicholas Scarvelis Olympic results".
• "NBC profile Nicholas Scarvelis Olympic profile".
• "European Athletic Association profile: Nicholas Scarvelis".

External links

• Nicholas Scarvelis on Twitter
• Nicholas Scarvelis at World Athletics
• Nicholas Scarvelis at Olympics.com

• Living people
• 1993 births
• American male shot putters
• Greek male shot putters
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• UCLA Bruins men's track and field athletes
• Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California
• Olympic athletes for Greece
• 21st-century American sportsmen
• 21st-century Greek sportsmen