Tsvetanka Khristova

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Silver

Women's Athletics
Bronze 1988 Discus
1992 Discus
Tsvetanka Khristova (born March 14, 1962 in Rozova Dolina, Kazanlak) is a Bulgarian discus thrower. In 1982 she became European champion, only 20 years old, and ten years later she won an Olympic silver medal. One year earlier she had won the World Championship. In 2004, at the age of 42, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Her personal best is 73.22m.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd
1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul, South Korea	3rd
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st
1992	Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	2nd

External links

IAAF profile for [Tsvetanka Khristova]

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