Tsvetanka Khristova

Tsvetanka Mincheva Khristova (Bulgarian: Цветанка Павлова Христова) (sometimes spelled Tsvetanka Hristova, March 14, 1962 – November 14, 2008) was a Bulgarian discus thrower who competed from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s, with a career break for a drugs ban.

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 73.22m.

She died on November 14, 2008, of cancer.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Bulgaria
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	Discus
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	Discus
1985	World Student Games	Kobe, Japan	2nd	Discus
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd	Discus
1987	World Student Games	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	1st	Discus	record
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	3rd	Discus	68.82 m
1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul, South Korea	3rd	Discus
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	10th	Discus
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	1st	Discus
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Discus	67.78 m

References

• IAAF profile for Tsvetanka Khristova
• Sports-reference.com profile
• 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.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ilke Wyludda	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1991	Succeeded by Xiao Yanling