Tonka Petrova

Not to be confused with Totka Petrova.
Tonka Petrova
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bulgaria
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1973 Rotterdam 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 1974 Gothenburg 4x392 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1974 Gothenburg 1500 m

Tonka Ivanova Petrova (Bulgarian: Тонка Ивановна Петрова) (born 1 February 1947, Yambol) is a Bulgarian middle-distance runner.[1]

She won a silver medal at European Indoor Championships in the 1500 metres run in Rotterdam in 1973. In 1974, she won a gold medal at the European Indoor Championships' 1500 m run in Gothenburg[2] and a silver medal in a 4 x 392 metres relay race with Bulgaria. She also competed in the women's 1500 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. ^ Tonka Petrova. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Tonka Petrova". Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tonka Petrova Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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