title: Ivanka Khristova
text: Ivanka Marinova Hristova (; 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.
  
  World records
   21.87 metres on 3 July 1976 in Belmeken
   21.89 metres on 5 July 1976 in Belmeken
  
  Her latest record only stood until 26 September 1976 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21.99 metres.
  
  Major achievements
  
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  1941 births
  2022 deaths
  Bulgarian female shot putters
  Sportspeople from Sofia Province
  Olympic athletes for Bulgaria
  Olympic gold medalists for Bulgaria
  Olympic bronze medalists for Bulgaria
  Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
  Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  World record setters in athletics (track and field)
  Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
  Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
  Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  21st-century Bulgarian women
  21st-century Bulgarian people
  20th-century Bulgarian women
  20th-century Bulgarian people