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Ivanka Khristova

1941 - 2022

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Ivanka Marinova Hristova (Bulgarian: Иванка Маринова Христова; 19 November 1941 – 24 February 2022) was a Bulgarian shot putter. She won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the bronze in 1972. In addition she won the 1976 European Indoor Championships. Khristova died on 24 February 2022, at the age of 80. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivanka Khristova is the 324th most popular athlete (down from 126th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 109th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ivanka Khristova ranks 324 out of 6,025. Before her are Ron Clarke, Eero Lehtonen, Georgios Orphanidis, Erik Almlöf, Carlo Pavesi, and Edwin Flack. After her are John Carlos, Ivan Patzaichin, Adolf Kainz, Émile Grumiaux, Edward Marsh, and John Akii-Bua.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Ivanka Khristova ranks 290. Before her are David Lewis, Daniel Schmid, Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, Julia McKenzie, James Clapper, and Beatrice Tinsley. After her are Robert Foxworth, Kálmán Mészöly, Rina Zaripova, Lucien Aimar, Stephen Krashen, and Randall Collins. Among people deceased in 2022, Ivanka Khristova ranks 230. Before her are Earnie Shavers, Éder Jofre, James McDivitt, Mino De Rossi, Ciriaco De Mita, and Franciszek Pieczka. After her are Valery Ryumin, Ian McDonald, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, Kálmán Mészöly, Shahabuddin Ahmed, and Ole Ellefsæter.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Ivanka Khristova ranks 138 out of 415. Before her are Ahmed Dogan (1954), Stefan Bogoridi (1775), Hristo Lukov (1887), Constantine of Preslav (900), Lyudmila Zhivkova (1942), and Vladimir Stoychev (1892). After her are Marin Drinov (1838), Vineh of Bulgaria (740), Todor Burmov (1834), Ognyan Gerdzhikov (1946), Dimitrana Ivanova (1881), and Ana Terter (1300).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Ivanka Khristova ranks 4. Before her are Stefka Kostadinova (1965), Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967), and Norair Nurikyan (1948). After her are Mariya Petkova (1950), Yordanka Donkova (1961), Diana Yorgova (1942), Tsvetanka Khristova (1962), Yordanka Blagoeva (1947), Khristo Markov (1965), Halil Mutlu (1973), and Svetla Otsetova (1950).

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