Svetla Mitkova-Sınırtaş Explained

Svetla Ivanova Mitkova-Sınırtaş (Bulgarian: Светла Иванова Миткова-Sınırtaş; born June 17, 1964, in Medovo, Bulgaria) is a retired athlete who competed in shot put and discus throw. She represented her home country Bulgaria up to 1999, when she gained a Turkish citizenship by marriage. She competed in every World Championship from the inaugural 1983 edition to 1999, the highlight being a bronze medal in 1995. Her personal best results, 20.91 in shot put and 69.72 in discus, were both set in Sofia in 1987.

Achievements

Discus throw

Representing
1981European Junior ChampionshipsUtrecht, Netherlandsbgcolor=silver2nd55.60 m
1983Helsinki, Finland10th62.06 m
1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany5th63.98 m
1987Rome, Italy5th66.58 m
1988Seoul, South Korea4th
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland18th (q)56.04 m

Shot put

Representing
1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany12th18.35 m
1987Rome, Italy9th19.37 m
1988Seoul, South Korea10th19.09 m
1991Tokyo, Japan10th18.34 m
1992Genoa, Italy2nd20.06 m
Barcelona, Spain6th
1993Stuttgart, Germany10th18.91 m
1994Paris, France3rd19.09 m
Helsinki, Finland3rd19.49 m
1995Gothenburg, Sweden3rd19.56 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States18th (q)17.48 m
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece9th17.75 m
Representing
1999Seville, Spain24th (q)16.40 m

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