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.

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Tsvetanka Khristova

Personal information
Native name	Цветанка Павлова Христова
Full name	Tsvetanka Pavlova Khristova
Born	14 March 1962 (1962-03-14) Kazanlak, Bulgaria
Died	14 November 2008 (2008-11-15) (aged 46)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	73.22 m (1987)
Medal record Women’s athletics Representing  Bulgaria Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Discus 1988 Seoul Discus World Championships 1991 Tokyo Discus 1987 Rome Discus European Championships 1982 Athens Discus 1986 Stuttgart Discus Universiade 1987 Zagreb Discus throw 1985 Kobe Discus throw

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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. That is still the Bulgarian record.

She died on 14 November 2008, of cancer.^[1]