Tsvetanka Khristova

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.

Tsvetanka Khristova

Personal information
Native name	Цветанка Павлова Христова
Full name	Tsvetanka Pavlova Khristova
Born	14 March 1962 (1962-03-14) Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Died	14 November 2008 (2008-11-15) (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)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Bulgaria Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Discus 1988 Seoul Discus World Championships 1991 Tokyo Discus 1987 Rome Discus European Championships 1982 Athens Discus 1986 Stuttgart Discus Universiade 1987 Zagreb Discus throw 1985 Kobe Discus throw

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.

International Competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Bulgaria
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

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.