California Golden Bears Athletics
Track & Field
Stamatia Scarvelis
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach (Throws)
Two-time Greek Olympian Stamatia Scarvelis is in her second year aiding the development of the Bears’ throwers under assistant coach Tyler Burdorff in 2026-27
Scarvelis has competed for Greece in the hammer throw in two Olympic Games (2021, 24) and three World Championships (2022-23, 25). She is a three-time Balkan champion (2019, 22, 25) and seven-time Greek champion (2018-19, 2021-25) in the hammer as well as a two-time Greek champion (2017-18).
As a collegian, Scarvelis competed for Tennessee from 2017-19, breaking the program record in the hammer and earning two U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) First-Team All-America nods and three SEC titles (the hammer in 2018-19 and the weight in 2019) after a two-year stint at UCLA. Scarvelis was also a Second-Team All-American in the indoor shot put (2018) and weight throw (2017) and a 2017 All-America Honorable Mention in the hammer.
Scarvelis was ranked as the No. 1 discus thrower and No. 2 shot putter in the nation as a senior while competing for Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, where she won three California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State titles in the shot put (2012-14, the first California female prep athlete to ever do so) as well as the 2014 discus title. She was also the Pan Am U20 shot put champion in 2013.
Scarvelis has competed for Greece in the hammer throw in two Olympic Games (2021, 24) and three World Championships (2022-23, 25). She is a three-time Balkan champion (2019, 22, 25) and seven-time Greek champion (2018-19, 2021-25) in the hammer as well as a two-time Greek champion (2017-18).
As a collegian, Scarvelis competed for Tennessee from 2017-19, breaking the program record in the hammer and earning two U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) First-Team All-America nods and three SEC titles (the hammer in 2018-19 and the weight in 2019) after a two-year stint at UCLA. Scarvelis was also a Second-Team All-American in the indoor shot put (2018) and weight throw (2017) and a 2017 All-America Honorable Mention in the hammer.
Scarvelis was ranked as the No. 1 discus thrower and No. 2 shot putter in the nation as a senior while competing for Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, where she won three California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State titles in the shot put (2012-14, the first California female prep athlete to ever do so) as well as the 2014 discus title. She was also the Pan Am U20 shot put champion in 2013.
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