Svetla Ivanova Mitkova-Sınırtaş ( bg, Светла Иванова Миткова-Sınırtaş; born June 17, 1964, in Medovo,

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) is a retired athlete who competed in

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

and

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

. She represented her home country Bulgaria up to 1999, when she gained a

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citizenship by marriage. She competed in every World Championship from the inaugural 1983 edition to 1999, the highlight being a bronze medal in

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. Her personal best results, 20.91 in shot put and 69.72 in discus, were both set in Sofia in 1987.

Achievements

Discus throw

Shot put

*Results with a (q), indicate overall position in qualifying round.

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1964 births Living people Bulgarian female shot putters Bulgarian female discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Bulgaria Turkish female discus throwers Turkish female shot putters Turkish people of Bulgarian descent Bulgarian people of Turkish descent Bulgarian emigrants to Turkey Naturalized citizens of Turkey World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games Sportspeople from Voronezh Oblast {{Bulgaria-athletics-bio-stub