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Tamara Tikhonova

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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
Seasons8 – (19841986, 19881992)
Starts42
Podiums10
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1989)
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 20 km freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary 5 km classical
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay
Gold medal – first place 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Lahti 10 km freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1984 Trondheim 3 × 5 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 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

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[1]

Olympic Games

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  • 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

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  • 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 1st
1989 24 3rd 11 2nd
1991 26 3rd 11 1st

World Cup

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Season standings
Season Age Overall
1984 19 66
1985 20 15
1986 21 23
1988 23 4
1989 24 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1990 25 7
1991 26 7
1992 27 26

Individual podiums

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  • 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[a] 2nd
3 25 February 1988 20 km Individual F Olympic Games[a] 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[a] 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[a] 3rd
10 9 March 1991 Sweden Falun, Sweden 15 km Individual F World Cup 2nd
  1. ^ a b c d Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

Team podiums

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  • 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[a] 1st Smetanina / Vasilchenko / Reztsova
2 1987–88 21 February 1988 Canada Calgary, Canada 4 × 5 km Relay F Olympic Games[a] 1st Nageykina / Gavrylyuk / Reztsova
3 1988–89 22 February 1989 Finland Lahti, Finland 4 × 5 km Relay C/F World Championships[a] 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[a] 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
  1. ^ a b c d Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

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  1. ^ "TICHONOVA VOLKOVA Tamara". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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