Nick Lucena

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]

Nick Lucena
Lucena at the 2017 AVP Austin Open
Personal information
Full name	Nicholas Lucena
Nickname	Tricky Nick, Nick the Quick
Born	(1979-09-22) September 22, 1979 (age 45) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.[1]
Hometown	Cooper City, Florida, U.S.[1]
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	169 lb (77 kg)
College / University	Florida State University
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate 2015–2021 Phil Dalhausser
Medal record Men's beach volleyball Representing the  United States World Tour Finals 2017 Hamburg Beach 2015 Fort Lauderdale Beach World Tour 2015 Xiamen Beach 2016 Puerto Vallarta Beach 2016 Maceió Beach 2016 Fuzhou Beach 2016 Hamburg Beach 2017 Moscow Beach 2017 Gstaad Beach 2018 Fort Lauderdale Beach 2010 Klagenfurt Beach 2011 Québec Beach 2012 Brasilia Beach 2014 Berlin Beach 2015 Long Beach Beach 2015 Sochi Beach 2016 Doha Beach 2016 Gstaad Beach 2016 Long Beach Beach 2019 Doha Beach 2010 Milner Beach 2014 Gstaad Beach 2015 St. Petersburg Beach 2016 Cincinnati Beach 2017 Fort Lauderdale Beach 2021 Cancún Beach

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

1. "Nick Lucena". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 26, 2022.
2. Scholzen, Kyle (August 26, 2022). "Retirement Series: Nick Lucena". USAVolleyball. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
3. "Nick Lucena". TeamUSA.com. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
4. "Business a Pleasure". Sun Sentinel. February 24, 2005. Retrieved July 26, 2023. (subscription required)
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. "Nick Lucena". Beach Volleyball Database. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

External links

• Nick Lucena at the Association of Volleyball Professionals
• Nick Lucena at the FIVB beach volleyball database
• Nick Lucena at the Beach Volleyball Database
• Nick Lucena at Team USA (archive August 26, 2022)
• Nick Lucena at Olympedia
• Nick Lucena at Olympics.com