Nicholas Percy OLY (born 5 December 1994) is a Scottish athlete specialising in the discus throw.[4]
| 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 | 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–) |
Biography
editPercy 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 67.73 metres, set at the Oklahoma Throws Series, Ramona, Oklahoma, USA, on 6 April 2024. This Improved his PB by more than two metres and his ranking from No.10 to No.2 on the UK all-time list.
Only UK record-holder Lawrence Okoye has thrown further with his national record of (68.24m) from 2012. It also improved his own Scottish record of 65.00m, which he achieved at the UK Championships in 2022. [5]
He became British champion for the fifth time when winning the discus throw event at the 2022 British Athletics Championships with a throw of 65.00.[6]
After winning the discus silver medal at the 2024 British Athletics Championships, Percy was subsequently named in the Great Britain team for the 2024 Summer Olympics[7] where he failed to qualify for the final.[8]
International competitions
edit| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5th | Discus throw | 63.53 m | |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 20th (q) | Discus throw | 61.81 m |
References
edit- ^ Nebraska Cornhuskers bio
- ^ EAA profile
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Nicholas Percy at World Athletics
- ^ "Nick Percy goes No.2 on the UK all-time discus rankings". 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Results list". British Athletics.
- ^ "Kerr & Johnson-Thompson head GB Olympics athletics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "'It is such a special day, so there is no disappointment'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
edit- Nicholas Percy at World Athletics
- Nicholas Percy at Team Scotland
- Nicholas Percy at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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