Nikola Khristov

{{short description|Bulgarian shot putter (born 1952)}}

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Nikola Khristov (born 14 February 1952) is a retired Bulgarian shot putter.

He finished tenth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1974/m74_11.html|title=1974 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=11 February 2020}} seventh at the 1975 European Indoor Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1975/m75_11.html|title=1975 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=11 February 2020}} eighth at the 1976 European Indoor Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1976/m76_11.html|title=1976 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=11 February 2020}} won the 1976 Balkan Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/bg.htm|title=Balkan Games/Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=11 February 2020}} finished twelfth at the 1977 European Indoor Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1977/m77_11.html|title=1977 European Indoor Championships, men's shot put final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=11 February 2020}} won the silver medal at the 1977 Summer Universiade,{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgm.htm|title=World Student Games (Universiade - Men)|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=11 February 2020}} won the 1978 Balkan Championships, won the bronze medal at the 1979 Summer Universiade, and finished twelfth at the 1982 European Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1982/Men_Shot_Put.html|title=Men Shot Put European Championships 1982 Athens (GRE)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=11 February 2020}} He also competed at the 1974 European Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.todor66.com/athletics/europe/1974/Men_Shot_Put.html|title=Men Shot Put Athletics XI European Championships 1974 Roma (ITA)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=11 February 2020}} and the 1980 Summer Olympics without reaching the final.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/nikola-khristov-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/nikola-khristov-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Nikola Khristov Olympic Results |access-date=8 January 2018}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/bul.htm|title=Bulgarian Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=11 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/buli.htm|title=Bulgarian Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=11 February 2020}} He was born in Sofia and represented the clubs Botev Vratsa and Levski Spartak.

His personal best throw was 20.40 metres, achieved in August 1981 in Budapest.[http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m29.htm World men's all-time best shot put] (last updated 2001) Indoors he had 20.44 metres, achieved in 1980.