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Tsvetanka Khristova

1962 - 2008

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Tsvetanka Pavlova Khristova (Bulgarian: Цветанка Павлова Христова) (sometimes spelled Tsvetanka Hristova, 14 March 1962 – 14 November 2008) was a Bulgarian discus thrower. She won gold at the 1991 World Championships and the 1982 European Championships. She also won two Olympic medals, with bronze at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and silver at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Her best throw of 73.22 metres in 1987, ranks her eighth on the world all-time list. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Tsvetanka Khristova is the 1,082nd most popular athlete (up from 2,318th in 2024), the 220th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 295th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Bulgarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tsvetanka Khristova ranks 1,082 out of 6,025. Before her are Achille Paroche, Axel Norling, Ilona Slupianek, Emilio Trivini, Alfred Felber, and Paul Bontemps. After her are Vera Komisova, Karen Lachmann, Ferdinand Bie, François Brandt, Louis Glineur, and Jean Collas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Tsvetanka Khristova ranks 296. Before her are Stephen Sommers, Juan Aguilera, Eriq La Salle, Hesham Qandil, Primož Ulaga, Miho Mosulishvili, and Borislav Cvetković. After her are David Bryan, Zoë Lund, Joe Crowley, Natalia Molchanova, and Lio. Among people deceased in 2008, Tsvetanka Khristova ranks 269. Before her are Walter Haummer, Nunzio Gallo, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Béatrix Beck, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, and Neil Aspinall. After her are Brad Renfro, Johnny Griffin, Gustaw Holoubek, Elizabeth Spriggs, Annemarie Renger, and Cachao.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Tsvetanka Khristova ranks 220 out of 415. Before her are Yordanka Donkova (1961), Dobri Hristov (1875), Stefan Yanev (1960), Yordan Yovkov (1880), Diana Yorgova (1942), and Stoyanka Mutafova (1922). After her are Boris Gaganelov (1941), Aleksandar Shalamanov (1941), Kiril Metkov (1965), Konstantin Stoilov (1853), Ivan Davidov (1943), and Kolyu Ficheto (1800).

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Among ATHLETES In Bulgaria

Among athletes born in Bulgaria, Tsvetanka Khristova ranks 8. Before her are Naim Süleymanoğlu (1967), Norair Nurikyan (1948), Ivanka Khristova (1941), Mariya Petkova (1950), Yordanka Donkova (1961), and Diana Yorgova (1942). After her are Yordanka Blagoeva (1947), Khristo Markov (1965), Halil Mutlu (1973), Svetla Otsetova (1950), Vladimir Ivanov (null), and Petar Petrov (1955).

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