Androniki Lada ( el, Ανδρονίκη Λαδά, born 19 April 1991) is a Cypriot discus thrower who has won seven consecutive national championships. Lada finished second in the discus event at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe, first in the discus event at the

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and third at the

2022 Championships of the Small States of Europe The 2022 Championships of the Small States of Europe was the fourth edition of the biennial competition in outdoor track and field organised by the Athletic Association of Small States of Europe (AASE). It was held on 11 June 2022 at the Matthew Mi ...

. She came eighth at the discus event at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

Career

Lada has won seven consecutive Cyprus National Championships, from 2016 to 2021. In 2014, she set a personal best throw, and Cyprus national record, of 56.69 metres. She came 13th in the discus competition at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

in Glasgow, Scotland. Lada came eighth at the discus event at the

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, South Korea. In 2017, Lada represented Cyprus at the

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, as Cyprus' national champion. In the same year, Lada finished second in the discus event at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe with a best throw of 50.01 m. Lada competed for Cyprus at the

in Gold Coast, Australia. She finished eighth in the event, with a best throw of 53.12 m. At the 2019 Cyprus National Championships, Lada won the discus event by over 10 metres. In February 2020, Lada beat her own Cyprus national record, with a throw of 59.18 metres. As a result, she qualified for the

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, though the event was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lada was in the running to qualify for the

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, based on her world ranking position, until the Olympics were postponed. In May 2020, Lada was in the first group of Cypriot athletes allowed to train during the COVID-19 pandemic. She came eighth in the discus event at the 2021 European Throwing Cup, with a best throw of 57.54m. In 2022, Lada won the discus event at the Balkan Athletics Championship, and came third in the discus event at the Championships of the Small States of Europe.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lada, Androniki Cypriot female athletes Cypriot discus throwers 1991 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Cyprus 21st-century Cypriot women 21st-century Cypriot people Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games European Games competitors for Cyprus Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games