Mikhalis Louka ( el, Μιχάλης Λουκά, born 23 February 1970) is a retired

Cypriot Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus. * Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes: **Armenian Cypriots **Greek Cypriots **Maronite Cypriots **Turkish C ...

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter. His brother

Ilias Louka Ilias Louka ( el, Ηλίας Λουκά, born 23 July 1974) is a retired Cypriot shot putter. His brother Mikhalis Louka was also a shot putter. He finished sixth at the 1992 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal at the 1993 Euro ...

was also a shot putter. He won the silver medal at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

. He also competed at the

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

and the 1999 World Championships without reaching the final. He became visiting Greek shot put champion in 1990 and 1999, and Greek indoor champion in 2001. His personal best throw was 19.70 metres, achieved in April 1996 in

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

. This is the Cypriot record.

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1970 births Living people Cypriot male shot putters Olympic athletes for Cyprus Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Cyprus Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Cyprus Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Greek Cypriots Mediterranean Games competitors for Cyprus Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Cyprus-athletics-bio-stub