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Loukas Louka (Greek: Λουκάς Λουκά, 15 May 1945 – 20 December 2009) 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. He reached the final at the 1981 European Indoor Championships but recorded no valid mark. His personal best throw was 19.84 metres, achieved in April 1975 in Athens.

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

References

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. ^ Loukas Louka at World Athletics
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.

External links

• Loukas Louka at Olympedia (archive)
• Loukas Louka at Olympics.com

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