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| Nationality |  Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 December 1968 Chirpan, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics, Powerlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Javelin, Shot put, Discus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stefan Stoykov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivanka Koleva (Bulgarian: Иванка Колева) (born 9 December 1968) is a Paralympian track and field athlete from Bulgaria competing mainly in throwing events in the T57 classification. Koleva has represented Bulgaria at four Summer Paralympics from 2000 to 2012, winning gold in the shot put in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. She was also world champion in the discus in 1994, and competed once as a powerlifter in the 2008 Summer Paralympics at Beijing.