Ivanka Khristova
Bulgarian shot putter (1941–2022)
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Birth name | Ivanka Marinova Hristova | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1941-11-19)19 November 1941 Osikovitsa, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 February 2022(2022-02-24) (aged 80) | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 21.89 m (1976) | |||||||||||||||||
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Ivanka Marinova Hristova (Bulgarian: Иванка Маринова Христова; 19 November 1941 – 24 February 2022) was a 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. Khristova died on 24 February 2022, at the age of 80.[1]
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 |
References
- ^ "Ivanka Hristova". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Ivanka Khristova at Olympedia
- Ivanka Khristova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ivanka Khristova at Olympics.com
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Preceded by | Women's Shot Put World Record Holder 3 July 1976 – 26 September 1976 | Succeeded by |
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- 1948: Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA)
- 1952: Galina Zybina (URS)
- 1956: Tamara Tyshkevich (URS)
- 1960: Tamara Press (URS)
- 1964: Tamara Press (URS)
- 1968: Margitta Gummel (GDR)
- 1972: Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1976: Ivanka Khristova (BUL)
- 1980: Ilona Slupianek (GDR)
- 1984: Claudia Losch (FRG)
- 1988: Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
- 1992: Svetlana Krivelyova (EUN)
- 1996: Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 2000: Yanina Karolchyk (BLR)
- 2004: Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)
- 2008: Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2012: Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2016: Michelle Carter (USA)
- 2020: Gong Lijiao (CHN)
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