Khristina Kalcheva (russian: Христина Калчева; born 29 May 1977) is a retired

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n athlete specialising in the

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. She is the World Indoor Champion from 1999. She competed at the

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failing to get a valid jump. She was born in Aleksin in Russia's

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.Khristina Kalcheva
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-11-12. She has a personal best of 1.99 metres both outdoors and indoors.

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1977 births Living people People from Aleksinsky District Bulgarian female high jumpers Russian female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Sportspeople from Tula Oblast 20th-century Bulgarian women 20th-century Bulgarian people Bulgarian Athletics Championships winners {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub