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 nameЦветанка Павлова Христова
Full nameTsvetanka Pavlova Khristova
Born14 March 1962 (1962-03-14)
Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Died14 November 2008 (2008-11-15) (aged 46)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)73.22 m (1987)
Medal record
Women’s athletics
Representing  Bulgaria
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Discus
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Discus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 TokyoDiscus
Bronze medal – third place1987 RomeDiscus
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 Athens Discus
Silver medal – second place1986 Stuttgart Discus
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1987 Zagreb Discus throw
Silver medal – second place1985 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.[1]

International Competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

References
  1. "Cvetanka Christovová prehrala svoj boj s rakovinou" (in Slovak). osporte.sk. November 14, 2008. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011.




This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.