Nick Lucena | |||||
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Full name | Nicholas Lucena | ||||
Nickname | Tricky Nick, Nick the Quick | ||||
Nationality | American | ||||
Born | September 22, 1979 | ||||
Hometown | Davie, Florida, U.S. | ||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | ||||
College / University | Florida State University | ||||
Beach volleyball information | |||||
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Nicholas Lucena (born September 22, 1979) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player. [1] [2] Lucena grew up in Davie, Florida and played indoor volleyball at Western High School. [3] In his youth, he played beach volleyball at Fort Lauderdale Beach. [3] He then went to Florida State University, where he graduated before embarking on his beach volleyball career. [3]
Lucena and his former teammate, Phil Dalhausser, played in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lucena played as a defender behind Dalhausser's block. [4]
Lucena and Dalhausser had qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, but did not place. [5] In his career, Lucena won 29 tournaments and $1,400,000 in prize money. [6]