Panagiota Lytra (born 14 December 2006) is a Greek rhythmic gymnast.
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| Country represented |  Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 2006 Marousi, Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Evmorfia Dona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lytra made her breakthrough in 2022 when she became senior. At Miss Valentine in Tartu she won gold with clubs, silver with ball and bronze with ribbon, catching the eyes of fans worldwide. [1] [ failed verification ]
At her first ever World Cup in Athens Panagiota managed to win bronze with clubs, the first medal for an individual from Greece in the circuit. [2] She then went on to compete at more World Cups in Sofia and Pesaro where she confirmed her good shape by getting in event finals and barely missing out on the podium. [3]
She was therefore selected to compete to the 2022 European Championships in Tel Aviv, Israel. She qualified in 10th place for the All-Around final, ending 16th with 121.150 points. [4] Lytra also made it to the clubs final finishing in 7th scoring 31.25, [5] the best ever ranking for an individual Greek rhythmic gymnast in this apparatus at the European Championships. [6]
Panagiota Lytra started her season in 2023 with the Grand Prix in Tartu where she finished 6th in the All Around competition and qualified for all the events finals. Later on she took part to the World Cup in Sofia placing 11th in the All-Around, getting 9th with hoop and ball and into the clubs final (7th). After that, she went to Baku World Cup where she finished 14th in the All-Around, she also attended the World Challenge Cup placing 10th in the All-Around and getting into the hoop and ball finals and after this competition she went straight to Italy to compete in the World Cup in Milan where she got 14th in the AA and got into the clubs final.
Panagiota was selected once again for Europeans where she qualified in 10th for the All Around Final and ended 11th; During the Europeans Championships she also qualified for the clubs final. At the 2023 World Championships she ended on 22nd place in Individual All-around Qualifications and did not advance into All-around final, thus missing a chance to get and Olympic spot. She qualified to Ball final and finished on 8th place, being the first Greek rhythmic gymnast after Varvara Filiou to achieve this.
| Year | Apparatus | Music title |
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| 2023 | Hoop | Electrotech Love, No Roots by Mark Holiday, Alice Merton |
| Ball | Cloak and Dagger and Fate of the Clockmaker by Eternal Eclipse | |
| Clubs | Hartaetoi by Thanasis Polykandriotis | |
| Ribbon | Los Vestidos Desgarrados from The Skin I Live In by Alberto Iglesias | |
| 2022 | Hoop | Zitti e Buoni by Måneskin |
| Ball | Black Gold by Armand Amar | |
| Clubs | Doña Francisquita: "Fadango" by Amadeo Vives | |
| Ribbon | Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets | |
| 2021 | Hoop | Haklek rahtak (حقلق راحتك) / Saltanat Dedikleri (feat. Bekir Unluataer) by Myriam Fares and Fahir Atakoğlu |
| Ball | Poeta en el Víento by Vicente Amigo | |
| Clubs | Footloose (Glee Cast Version) | |
| Ribbon | Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets |
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