| Ivanka Hristova | |
| Birth Name: | Ivanka Marinova Hristova |
| Nationality: | Bulgarian |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Osikovitsa, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 172 cm |
| Weight: | 90 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Pb: | 21.89 m (1976) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
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.[1]
Her latest record only stood until 26 September 1976 when Czechoslovak Helena Fibingerová improved it to 21.99 metres.
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||
| 1969 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | ||
| 1972 | Summer Olympics | Munich, West Germany | 3rd | ||
| 1975 | Katowice, Poland | bgcolor=cc9966 align="center" | 3rd | ||
| 1976 | Munich, West Germany | bgcolor=gold | 1st | ||
| Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | 1st | 21.16 m | ||