| Personal information | |
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| Native name | Цветанка Павлова Христова |
| Full name | Tsvetanka Pavlova Khristova |
| Born | 14 March 1962 Kazanlak, Bulgaria |
| Died | 14 November 2008 (aged 46) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Discus throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 73.22 m (1987) |
Tsvetanka Pavlova Khristova (Bulgarian: Цветанка Павлова Христова) (sometimes spelled Tsvetanka Hristova, 14 March 1962 – 14 November 2008) was a Bulgarian discus thrower. She won gold at the 1991 World Championships and the 1982 European Championships. She also won two Olympic medals, with bronze at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and silver at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Her best throw of 73.22 metres in 1987, ranks her eighth on the world all-time list.
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Tsvetanka Khristova (Bulgaria) DISCUS 71.02 meters WORLD CHAMPION 1991
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Zwetanka Christowa R.I.P. ( Bulgaria) DISCUS 1986 EC 3 attempts: best 69.52 meters.
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1983 World Championships women's discus throw
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1986 European Championships – Women's discus throw (11 ATTEMPTS).
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Life
Born in Kazanlak, Stara Zagora she became European champion in 1982 at only 20 years of age. Nine years later she won the World Championships, and the following year won an Olympic silver medal. Khristova tested positive for steroids in 1993 and was banned from competition. In 2004, at the age of 42, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Her personal best was 73.22 m. That is still the Bulgarian record.
She died on 14 November 2008, of cancer.[1]
International Competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Bulgaria
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| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 1st | Discus | 68.34 m |
| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | Discus | 65.62 m |
| 1985 | World Student Games (Universiade) | Kobe, Japan | 2nd | Discus | 65.30 m |
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | Discus | 69.54 m |
| 1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 2nd | Discus | 69.52 m |
| 1987 | World Student Games (Universiade) | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 1st | Discus | 67.96 m (record) |
| World Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | Discus | 68.82 m | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | Discus | 69.74 m |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 10th | Discus | 56.30 m |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | Discus | 71.02 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Discus | 67.78 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 23rd (q) | Discus | 53.64 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 41st (q) | Discus | 43.25 m |
References
- ^ "Cvetanka Christovová prehrala svoj boj s rakovinou" (in Slovak). osporte.sk. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011.
External links
- Tsvetanka Khristova at World Athletics
- Tsvetanka Khristova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Standartnews.com listing of Khristova's death - accessed November 15, 2008.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Track & Field (Women): Discus Throw". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 359.
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