{{short description|American beach volleyball player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Nick Lucena | image = Nick Lucena at the AVP Austin Open 2017 (5).jpg | caption = Lucena at the 2017 AVP Austin Open | fullname = Nicholas Lucena | nickname = Tricky Nick, Nick the Quick | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|09|22}} | birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.<ref name="teamusa.org" /> | hometown = Cooper City, Florida, U.S.<ref name="teamusa.org" /> | height = 6 ft 1 in | weight = 169 lb | college = Florida State University | currentteammate = Phil Dalhausser | currentyears = 2015–2021 | currenttours (currentpoints) = | years = | teammates = | tours (points) = | resultyears = | location = | result = | updated = | medaltemplates-title = Medal record | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's beach volleyball }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|World Tour Finals}} {{MedalGold|2017 Hamburg|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Fort Lauderdale|Beach}} {{MedalCompetition|World Tour}} {{MedalGold|2015 Xiamen|Beach}} {{MedalGold|2016 Puerto Vallarta|Beach}} {{MedalGold|2016 Maceió|Beach}} {{MedalGold|2016 Fuzhou|Beach}} {{MedalGold|2016 Hamburg|Beach}} {{MedalGold|2017 Moscow|Beach}} {{MedalGold|2017 Gstaad|Beach}} {{MedalGold|2018 Fort Lauderdale|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2010 Klagenfurt|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Québec|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2012 Brasilia|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2014 Berlin|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Long Beach|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Sochi|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Doha|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Gstaad|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Long Beach|Beach}} {{MedalSilver|2019 Doha|Beach}} {{MedalBronze|2010 Milner|Beach}} {{MedalBronze|2014 Gstaad|Beach}} {{MedalBronze|2015 St. Petersburg|Beach}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Cincinnati|Beach}} {{MedalBronze|2017 Fort Lauderdale|Beach}} {{MedalBronze|2021 Cancún|Beach}} }}
'''Nicholas Lucena''' (born September 22, 1979) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player.<ref name="USAVolleyball">{{Cite web |url=https://usavolleyball.org/story/retirement-series-nick-lucena/ |title=Retirement Series: Nick Lucena |last=Scholzen |first=Kyle |date=August 26, 2022 |website=USAVolleyball |access-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131080425/https://usavolleyball.org/story/retirement-series-nick-lucena/ |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="teamusa.org">{{cite web |title=Nick Lucena |url=https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/LU/Nick-Lucena |website=TeamUSA.org |publisher=United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826045504/https://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/LU/Nick-Lucena |archive-date=August 26, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="teamusa.com">{{cite web |title=Nick Lucena |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/nick-lucena |website=TeamUSA.com |publisher=United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee |access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref> Lucena grew up in Davie, Florida and played indoor volleyball at Western High School.<ref name="SS" /> In his youth, he played beach volleyball at Fort Lauderdale Beach.<ref name="SS" /> He then went to Florida State University, where he graduated before embarking on his beach volleyball career.<ref name="SS">{{Cite news |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2005/02/24/business-a-pleasure/ |title=Business a Pleasure |newspaper=Sun Sentinel |date=February 24, 2005 |access-date=July 26, 2023}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2017/December/26/Dalhausser-Continues-on-Successful-Road |last=Evans |first=B.J. Hoeptner |title=Dalhausser Continues on Successful Road |website=TeamUSA.org |date=December 26, 2017 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193829/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2017/December/26/Dalhausser-Continues-on-Successful-Road |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Lucena and Dalhausser had qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not place.<ref>{{Cite web |author=OlympicTalk |date=July 12, 2021 |title=U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games |url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/06/18/tokyo-olympics-team-usa-athlete-roster/ |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726050554/https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/tokyo-olympics-team-usa-athlete-roster |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In his career, Lucena won 29 tournaments and $1,400,000 in prize money.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1931 |title=Nick Lucena |website=Beach Volleyball Database |access-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204192506/http://www.bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1931 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{AVP player|nick-lucena}} * {{FIVB beach player}} * {{Beach Volleyball Database}} * {{Team USA|new_id=nick-lucena|old_id=LU/Nick-Lucena|archive=20220826045504}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com}}
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