Nicholas Percy

Nicholas Percy
Personal information
Born	5 December 1994; Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom[1]
Education	University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight	125 kg (276 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 (2014–2020); Zane Duquemin (2020–)

Nicholas 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 65.00 metres set in Manchester in 2022.[5]

He became British champion for the fourth time when winning the discus throw event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships with a throw of 59.74.[6]

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
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Douglas, Isle of Man	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
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	7th	Discus throw	60.92 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	14th (q)	Discus throw	63.20 m
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	14th (q)	Discus throw	61.26 m

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