Nicholas Percy

Nicholas Percy
Personal information
Born (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom[1]
Education University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw
College team Nebraska Cornhuskers
Club Shaftesbury Barnet[3]
Coached by Raymond Scovell (–2010)
John Hillier (2012–2013)
William Bushnell (2011–2011)
Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (2014–)

Nicholas "Nick" Percy (born 5 December 1994) is a Scottish athlete specialising in the discus throw.[4] He represented Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships.

His personal best in the event is 63.38 metres set in Helsingborg in 2016.[5]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Scotland
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 7th Discus throw (1.5 kg) 58.95 m
Commonwealth Youth Games Douglas, Isle of Man 2nd Discus throw (1.5 kg) 62.96 m
3rd Hammer throw (5 kg) 64.96 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th Discus throw (1.75 kg) 57.79 m
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 2nd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 62.04 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 13th (q) Discus throw 56.71 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 29th (q) Discus throw 56.93 m

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.