LUCENA Nicholas

22 Sep 1979
41
Male
1.85/6'0''
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
 
United States of America
TALLAHASSEE, FL
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VBV Beach Volleyball Men 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
NED
Brouwer/Meeuwsen
2
USA
Lucena/Dalhausser
0
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
BRA
Alison/Alvaro Filho
1
USA
Lucena/Dalhausser
2
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
USA
Lucena/Dalhausser
2
ARG
Azaad/Capogrosso
1
Finished
Shiokaze Park - Centre Court
QAT
Cherif/Ahmed
2
USA
Lucena/Dalhausser
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
5Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
4Men2015Netherlands
5Men2019Hamburg, GER
5Men2017Vienna, AUT
9Men2011Rome, ITA
17Men2009Stavanger, NOR
33Men2013Stare Jablonki, POL

World Tour - Tally of rank achieved per season since 2017
YearEvent1st2nd3rd4th5th7th9th17th19th-37th
2021Men--1x1x--3x-1x
2020Men----1x----
2019Men-1x-1x2x-1x2x2x
2018Men1x--1x1x-3x--
2017Men3x-1x-2x-1x--

World Tour - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12018MenFort Lauderdale MajorFort Lauderdale, FL, USA
12017MenWorld Tour FinalHamburg, GER
12017MenGstaadGstaad, SUI
12017MenMoscowMoscow, RUS
22019MenDohaDoha, QAT
32021MenCancunCancun, MEX
32017MenFort Lauderdale MajorFort Lauderdale, FL, USA
42021MenDohaDoha, QAT
42019MenVienna MajorVienna, AUT
42018MenDohaDoha, QAT
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Golf. (volleyballmag.com, 11 Nov 2020)
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Athlete, Coach
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Sport Management - Florida State University [FSU], Tallahassee, FL, USA
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Wife Brooke Niles, three sons Gunner [2013], Cole [2017] and Ryder [2020]
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English
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Jason Lochhead [personal], NZL
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His wife Brooke is a volleyball coach at Florida State University and is a former professional beach volleyball player. His sister played football at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, United States of America. (usavolleyball.org, 02 May 2021; seminoles.com, 14 Jun 2016; teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2016)
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He began his volleyball career in 2001. (nbcolympics.com, 01 Jan 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tallahassee.com, 24 Jun 2021)
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He and playing partner Phil Dalhausser were named AVP Team of the Year in 2017. (avp.com, 31 Dec 2017)

He was named VolleyballMag.com Best Defensive Player in 2017. (bvbinfo.com, 01 Jan 2021)

In 2015 he was named as USA Volleyball's Men's Beach Player of the Year, and also won the Beach Team of the Year award with teammate Phil Dalhausser. (teamusa.org, 01 Jan 2016)

He won the AVP Tour's Best Defensive Player award in 2008, 2009 and 2014, and also won the Most Improved Player award in 2008. (Instagram profile, 08 Sep 2020; avp.com, 01 Jan 2016)

General Interest

Previous teammates
Jason Aucoin, Derek Zimmerman, Chad Turner, Mark Williams, Sean Rooney, George Roumain, Fred Souza, Will Strickland, Sean Scott, Brad Keenan, Matt Fuerbringer, Theo Brunner, John Hyden, Ryan Doherty, Tri Bourne (bvbinfo.com, 11 Jul 2016)

General
AGE NO FACTOR
Both he and playing partner Phil Dalhausser are among the oldest international beach volleyball players still playing at the highest level. "We're in our forties now so it's the balance of pushing yourself without doing too much, and that's the tricky part since your mind is always telling you to keep going and making you thinking you're still in your twenties. But the key is finding that sweet spot and I think we've been doing that pretty well right now [2021]." (tallahassee.com, 24 Jun 2021)

EARLY DAYS
He worked as a substitute teacher with teammate Phil Dalhausser while trying to launch his career as a volleyball player. He originally played AVP and World Tour events with Dalhausser in 2003, 2004 and 2005, but the pair split and didn't reunite until 2015. (latimes.com, 14 Aug 2015; bvbinfo.com, 11 Jul 2016)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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