Nicholas Percy

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.

Nicholas Percy
Personal information
Born (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom[1]
EducationUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight125 kg (276 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
College teamNebraska Cornhuskers
ClubShaftesbury Barnet[3]
Coached byRaymond Scovell (–2010)
John Hillier (2012–2013)
William Bushnell (2011–2011)
Vésteinn Hafsteinsson (2014–2020)
Zane Duquemin (2020–)

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 7th Discus throw 60.92 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 14th (q) Discus throw 63.20 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 14th (q) Discus throw 61.26 m

References


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