Ivanka Hristova
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| Olympic medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | |||
| Bronze | Munich 1972 | Shot Put | |
| Gold | Montreal 1976 | Shot Put | |
Ivanka Hristova (Bulgarian: Иванка Христова) (born November 19, 1941) 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.
[edit] World records
Her latest record only stood until 26 July 1976 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21,99 metres.
[edit] Major achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 2nd |
| 1969 | European Indoor Championships | 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 |
| 1976 | Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | 1st |
| Olympic champions in women's shot put |
|---|
| 1948: Micheline Ostermeyer | 1952: Galina Zybina | 1956: Tamara Tyshkevich | 1960: Tamara Press | 1964: Tamara Press | 1968: Margitta Gummel | 1972: Nadezha Chizhova | 1976: Ivanka Hristova | 1980: Ilona Slupianek | 1984: Claudia Losch | 1988: Natalya Lisovskaya | 1992: Svetlana Krivelyova | 1996: Astrid Kumbernuss | 2000: Yanina Korolchik | 2004: Yumileidi Cumba |
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