Nick Lucena

{{short description|American beach volleyball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}

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| 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.

| hometown = Cooper City, Florida, U.S.

| height = 6 ft 1 in

| weight = 169 lb

| college = Florida State University

| currentteammate = Phil Dalhausser

| currentyears = 2015–2021

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| medaltemplates-title = Medal record

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{{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}}

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Nicholas Lucena (born September 22, 1979) is an American retired professional beach volleyball player.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} Lucena grew up in Davie, Florida and played indoor volleyball at Western High School. In his youth, he played beach volleyball at Fort Lauderdale Beach. He then went to Florida State University, where he graduated before embarking on his beach volleyball career.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

Lucena and Dalhausser had qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not place.{{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}} In his career, Lucena won 29 tournaments and $1,400,000 in prize money.{{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}}