Nikola Khristov
Bulgarian shot putter (born 1952)
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Nikola Khristov (14 February 1952 – 26 March 2020) was a Bulgarian shot putter.
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| Nationality | Bulgarian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1952 Sofia, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 March 2020 (aged 68)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He finished tenth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships,[2] seventh at the 1975 European Indoor Championships[3] eighth at the 1976 European Indoor Championships.[4] won the 1976 Balkan Championships,[5] finished twelfth at the 1977 European Indoor Championships[6] won the silver medal at the 1977 Summer Universiade,[7] won the 1978 Balkan Championships,[5] won the bronze medal at the 1979 Summer Universiade,[7] and finished twelfth at the 1982 European Championships.[8] He also competed at the 1974 European Championships[9] and the 1980 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.[10]
He became Bulgarian champion in 1976, 1976, 1978, 1980 and 1981, as well as Bulgarian indoor champion in 1980, 1981 and 1982. He rivalled mainly with Valcho Stoev and Mikhail Kyoshev.[11][12] He was born in Sofia and represented the clubs Botev Vratsa and Levski Spartak.[10] His personal best throw was 20.40 metres, achieved in August 1981 in Budapest.[13] Indoors he had 20.44 metres, achieved in 1980.[10]
