Ivanka Khristova

Ivanka Christowa ( Bulgarian Иванка Христова, English transcription Ivanka Khristova, . Born November 19, 1941 in Ossikowiza, Pravets ) is a retired Bulgarian shot putter and Olympic champion. At a height of 1.72 m, they had a competition weight of 90 kg.

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City Iwanka Christowa was 17.25 m sixth. At the European Athletics Championships in 1969, she took with Bulgarian national record of 18,04 m in fourth place. Two years later, at the 1971 European Championships with 17.78 meters she was sixth.

1972 won Iwanka Christowa at the Olympic Games in Munich with 19.35 m bronze behind Nadezhda Tschischowa from the Soviet Union and Margitta Gummel from East Germany. The EM 1974, she was with 19,17 m fourth.

Beginning in July 1976 presented Christowa in Belmeken two world records with 21.87 m and 21.89 m. Helena Fibingerová from Czechoslovakia exceeded these lengths on July 26 with 21.99 m. On July 31, 1976, the shot put final of the women took place at the Olympic Games in Montreal. After the first passage led Nadezhda Tschischowa that grew in the second round to 20.96 m. At the end of the fourth passage Tschischowa led still have a gap from the second attempt before Christowa Ivanka and Marianne Adam from the GDR with 20,55 m. The fifth passage is increased Christowa first Fibingerová to 20.67 m and then 21.16 m. In order for the medal winners were decided.

Ivanka Christowa reached from 1967 to 1969 at the European Indoor Games and 1970-1976 at the European Indoor Championships every year in the final. Your achievements and rankings are as follows:

Ivanka Christowa is 1,72 m tall and weighed about 90 kg competition times.