Savva Lika

Savva Lika

Savva Lika in Osaka, 2007
Personal information
Born	(1970-06-27) June 27, 1970 (age 54)
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin
Updated on 11 August 2012

Savva Lika (Greek: Σάββα Λίκα, Albanian: Vojsava Lika, born 27 June 1970) is a Greek retired javelin thrower.

Life and athletic competitions

Savva Lika was born Vojsava Lika in Krujë District, Albania, the daughter of ethnic Albanian parents. She is of the Albanian Orthodox faith. She represented Albania prior to 2002. On October 11, 1987, under trained from coach Enver Mysja at only 17, she became champion of Albania and set a new national record of javelin throw with 53.30m.^[1]

She migrated to Greece in 1997.^[2]

Her personal best throw is 63.13 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships, August 2007 in Osaka, Japan in which she took the 5th place.

She retired after the Hellenic Championship in 2014.

Honours

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Greece
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th	60.91 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	17th (q)	56.81 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	6th
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	5th	63.13 m (PB)
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	15th (q)	59.11 m
2009	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	1st	60.97 m [3]
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	8th	60.29 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	56.25 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	27th (q)	57.06 m

References

1. Dizdar, Besnik (3 September 2007). "Vojsava Lika e Greqisë – fenomeni shqiptar i Osaka 2007". Zemrashqiptare.
2. Brief 2008 Olympic profiles
3. "Mediterranean Games Pescara 2009 Schedule and Results". Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2015-04-04.

External links

• Savva Lika at World Athletics