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Tamara Tikhonova
Country  Soviet Union
Born (1964-06-13) 13 June 1964 (age 60)
Kovalyovo, Kezsky District, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union
World Cup career
Seasons 8 – (1984–1986, 1988–1992)
Individual wins 2
Team wins 5
Indiv. podiums 10
Team podiums 8
Indiv. starts 42
Team starts 9
Overall titles 0 – (3rd in 1989)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold 1988 Calgary 20 km freestyle
Gold 1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay
Silver 1988 Calgary 5 km classical
World Championships
Gold 1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay
Gold 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
Silver 1989 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze 1989 Lahti 10 km freestyle
Bronze 1991 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Silver 1984 Trondheim 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze 1984 Trondheim 5 km

Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova (Russian: Тамара Ивановна Тихонова; born 13 June 1964) is a Soviet-Russian former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1992. She represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, where she won three medals with golds in the 20 km freestyle and the 4 × 5 km relay, and a silver in the 5 km classical.

Tikhonova also won five medals for the Soviet Union at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships with two golds (4 × 5 km relay: 1985, 1991), one silver (4 × 5 km relay: 1989), and two bronzes (10 km freestyle: 1989, 1991).

She was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

  • 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
Year Age 5 km 10 km 20 km 4 × 5 km
relay
1988 23 2nd 5 1st 1st

World Championships

  • 5 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
Year Age 5 km 10 km
classical
10 km
freestyle
15 km Pursuit 20 km 30 km 4 × 5 km
relay
1985 20 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1st
1989 24 N/A 3rd N/A N/A 11 2nd
1991 26 N/A 3rd N/A N/A 11 1st

World Cup

Season standings
Season Age Overall
1984 19 66
1985 20 15
1986 21 23
1988 23 4
1989 24 3
1990 25 7
1991 26 7
1992 27 26

Individual podiums

  • 2 victories
  • 10 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 1987–88 16 December 1987 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bohinj, Yugoslavia 10 km Individual F World Cup 1st
2 17 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 5 km Individual C Olympic Games 2nd
3 25 February 1988 20 km Individual F Olympic Games 1st
4 1988–89 10 December 1988 France La Féclaz, France 5 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
5 19 February 1989 Finland Lahti, Finland 10 km Individual F World Championships 3rd
6 4 March 1989 Norway Oslo, Norway 10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F World Cup 2nd
7 11 March 1989 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
8 1990–91 8 December 1990 Austria Tauplitzalm, Austria 10 km + 15 Pursuit C/F World Cup 3rd
9 10 February 1991 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 10 km Individual F World Championships 3rd
10 9 March 1991 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd

Team podiums

  • 5 victories
  • 8 podiums
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammates
1 1984–85 22 January 1985 Austria Seefeld, Austria 4 × 5 km Relay World Championships 1st Smetanina / Vasilchenko / Reztsova
2 1987–88 21 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay F Olympic Games 1st Nageykina / Gavrylyuk / Reztsova
3 1988–89 22 February 1989 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 2nd Shamshurina / Smetanina / Välbe
4 12 March 1989 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 2nd Lazutina / Smetanina / Välbe
5 1989–90 11 March 1990 Sweden Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 1st Yegorova / Lazutina / Välbe
6 1990–91 15 February 1991 Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships 1st Yegorova / Smetanina / Välbe
7 10 March 1991 Sweden Falun, Sweden 4 × 5 km Relay C World Cup 1st Nageykina / Yegorova / Välbe
8 15 March 1991 Norway Oslo, Norway 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Cup 2nd Nageykina / Smetanina / Välbe

See also

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