Nicholas Scarvelis

"Nikolaos Skarvelis" redirects here. For the commander, see 3 September 1843 Revolution.

Nicholas Scarvelis (born February 2, 1993, in Santa Barbara, California) 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 Skarvelis

Nicholas Scarvelis

Personal information
Nationality	Greek-American
Born	(1993-02-02) February 2, 1993 Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Field
Event(s)	Shot put, Discus
College team	UCLA Bruins
Team	G.S. Trikala
Turned pro	2016
Coached by	John Frazier
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	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 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.

Year	MPSF indoor	NCAA indoor	Pac-12 Outdoor	NCAA Outdoor
2015-16	Shot put 19.88 m (65 ft 2+1⁄2 in) 1st	Shot put 19.54 m (64 ft 1+1⁄4 in) 6th	Shot put 20.54 m (67 ft 4+1⁄2 in) 1st	Shot put 20.17 m (66 ft 2 in) 4th
			Discus 57.26 m (187 ft 10+1⁄4 in) 1st	Discus 54.50 m (178 ft 9+1⁄2 in) 18th
2014-15	Shot put 19.54 m (64 ft 1+1⁄4 in) 1st	Shot put 18.46 m (60 ft 6+3⁄4 in) 10th	Shot put 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in) 1st	Shot put 18.91 m (62 ft 1⁄4 in) 15th
			Discus 53.52 m (175 ft 7 in) 7th
2013-14	Shot put 19.15 m (62 ft 9+3⁄4 in) 1st		Shot put 19.46 m (63 ft 10 in) 1st	Shot put 19.27 m (63 ft 2+1⁄2 in) 10th
			Discus 53.09 m (174 ft 2 in) 6th
2012-13	Shot put 18.69 m (61 ft 3+3⁄4 in) 2nd		Shot put 17.88 m (58 ft 7+3⁄4 in) 2nd	Shot 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).

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

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