Tsvetanka Khristova
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Цветанка Павлова Христова |
| Full name | Tsvetanka Pavlova Khristova |
| Born |
March 14, 1962 Kazanlak, Bulgaria |
| Died | November 14, 2008 (aged 46) |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Discus throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 73.22 m (1987) |
Tsvetanka Pavlova 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 73.22 m.
She died on November 14, 2008, of cancer.
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