Savva Lika
Encyclopedia
Savva Lika is a javelin throw
er representing Greece
. She was born in Korçë
, Albania
, and represented Albania
prior to 2002. She had migrated to Greece by foot in 1997.
Her personal best throw is 63.13 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships, August 2007 in Osaka
, in which she took the 5th place.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er representing Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. She was born in Korçë
Korçë
Korçë is a city in southeastern Albania and the capital of the Korçë District. It has a population of around 105,000 people , making it the sixth largest city in Albania...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, and represented Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
prior to 2002. She had migrated to Greece by foot in 1997.
Her personal best throw is 63.13 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships, August 2007 in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, in which she took the 5th place.
Achievements
| Representing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 9th | 60.91 m |
| 2006 | European Championships 2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden had a total number of 27 participating athletes. The final was held on Sunday August 13, 2006, and the qualifying round on Saturday August 12, 2006 with the mark set at 61.00 metres.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All... |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 17th (q) | 56.81 m |
| World Cup 2006 IAAF World Cup The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.... |
Athens, Greece | 6th | ||
| 2007 | World Championships 2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's javelin throw The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 29, 2007 and August 31, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan... |
Osaka, Japan | 5th | 63.13 m (PB) |
| 2008 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking... |
Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , PR China |
15th (q) | 59.11 m |
| 2009 | Mediterranean Games 2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games , officially known as the XVI Mediterranean Games, took place in Pescara, Italy, from 25 June to 5 July, 2009... |
Pescara, Italy | 1st | 60.97 m |
| World Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw The Women's Javelin Throw at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 18. The event featured four athletes whose ability was so much better than the opposition that Mirko Jalava of the IAAF said it would be a "major surprise" should... |
Berlin, Germany | 8th | 60.29 m | |