Ivanka Khristova
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Birth name | Ivanka Marinova Hristova | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||||
Born | , Bulgaria | November 19, 1941||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 21.89 m (1976) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ivanka Marinova Hristova (Bulgarian: Иванка Маринова Христова; born 19 November 1941 in , Sofia) is a retired Bulgarian shot putter. She won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the bronze in 1972. In addition she won the 1976 European Indoor Championships.
World records[]
- 21,87 metres on 3 July 1976 in Belmeken
- 21,89 metres on 5 July 1976 in Belmeken
Her latest record only stood until 26 September 1976 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21,99 metres.
Major achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Bulgaria | ||||
1967 | European Indoor Games | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 2nd | |
1969 | European Indoor Games | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 2nd | |
1972 | Summer Olympics | Munich, West Germany | 3rd | |
1975 | European Indoor Championships | Katowice, Poland | 3rd | |
1976 | European Indoor Championships | Munich, West Germany | 1st | |
Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | 1st | 21.16 m |
External links[]
- Ivanka Khristova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ivanka Khristova at the International Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian female shot putters
- Olympic athletes of Bulgaria
- Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria
- Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Bulgarian athletics biography stubs