Valentina Ivanova (Russian: Валентина Иванова; born 10 May 1963) is a retired female discus thrower from Russia, who competed in the discus contest at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There she ended up in 24th place (58.38 metres). Ivanova set her personal best in the women's discus throw event (65.12 metres) on 2001-01-27 in Pietersburg.