Svetla Mitkova-Sınırtaş

Svetla Ivanova Mitkova-Sınırtaş (Bulgarian: Светла Иванова Миткова-Sınırtaş; born June 17, 1964, in Medovo, Bulgaria) is a retired athlete who competed in shot put and discus throw. She represented her home country Bulgaria up to 1999, when she gained a Turkish citizenship by marriage. She competed in every World Championship from the inaugural 1983 edition to 1999, the highlight being a bronze medal in 1995. Her personal best results, 20.91 in shot put and 69.72 in discus, were both set in Sofia in 1987.

Achievements

Discus throw

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Bulgaria
1981	European Junior Championships	Utrecht, Netherlands	2nd	55.60 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th	62.06 m
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	5th	63.98 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	66.58 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	4th	69.14 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th (q)	56.04 m

Shot put

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Bulgaria
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	12th	18.35 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	9th	19.37 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	10th	19.09 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th	18.34 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	2nd	20.06 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	19.23 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	10th	18.91 m
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	19.09 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	19.49 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	19.56 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	18th (q)	17.48 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th	17.75 m
Representing Turkey
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	24th (q)	16.40 m

• Results with a (q), indicate overall position in qualifying round.

External links

• Svetla Mitkova-Sinirtas at World Athletics
• sports-reference