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Loukas Louka (shot putter)

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Loukas Louka (Greek: Λουκάς Λουκά, 15 May 1945 – 20 December 2009)[1] was a Greek Cypriot shot putter. He was born in Arnadhi.

He represented Greece at the 1972 Olympic Games, where he did not reach the final.[2] He reached the final at the 1981 European Indoor Championships but recorded no valid mark.[3] His personal best throw was 19.84 metres, achieved in April 1975 in Athens.[4]

He later competed for Cyprus.[4] In the summer of 1981 he was the third best shot putter in the season's list for the entire British Commonwealth.[5] He became visiting Greek shot put champion in 1983.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Loukas Louka's obituary (in Greek)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Loukas Louka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. ^ "1981 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. ^ a b Loukas Louka at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Top Performers 1980-2005: Men (Outdoor)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Greek Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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