Ivanka Khristova
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Ivanka Marinova Khristova (Bulgarian: Иванка Маринова Христова; born 19 November 1941 in Osikovitsa, 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
Her latest record only stood until 26 July 1976 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21,99 metres.
Major achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
References
| Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Women's Shot Put World Record Holder 3 July 1976 – 26 September 1976 |
Succeeded by Helena Fibingerová |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This biographical article relating to Bulgarian athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- Articles containing Bulgarian-language text
- 1941 births
- Living people
- Bulgarian 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
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Bulgarian athletics biography stubs
