Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova

Tamara Tikhonova
Full name	Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova
nation	Soviet Union
birthday	13th June 1964 (age 56)
place of birth	Kowaljowo ,  Soviet Union
Career
status	resigned
Medal table
Olympic medals 2 × 1 × 0 × World Cup medals 2 × 1 × 2 ×
winter Olympics gold 1988 Calgary 20 km freestyle gold 1988 Calgary Season silver 1988 Calgary 5 km classic  Nordic World Ski Championships gold 1985 Seefeld Season silver 1989 Lahti Season bronze 1989 Lahti 10 km freestyle gold 1991 Val di Fiemme Season bronze 1991 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle
Placements in the cross-country skiing world cup
Debut in the World Cup March 24, 1984  World Cup victories in individual 2 ( details )  Overall World Cup 3rd ( 1988/89 )
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Distance races 2 5 3

Tamara Ivanovna Tichonowa ( Russian Тамара Ивановна Тихонова , scientific transliteration Tamara Ivanovna Tichonova ; born June 13, 1964 in Kowaljowo, Udmurt ASSR ) is a former Russian cross-country skier who competed for the Soviet Union .

Career

Tichonowa ran her first World Cup race in Murmansk in March 1984 and took 20th place over 10 km. At the Junior World Championships in Trondheim in 1984 , she won the bronze medal over 5 km and the silver medal with the relay. The following year she won the gold medal with the relay at the Nordic World Ski Championships 1985 in Seefeld in Tirol . At the Winter Universiade 1987 in Štrbské Pleso , she won gold over 5 km. At the beginning of the 1987/88 season she won her first World Cup victory in Bohinj over 10 km freestyle. At the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary , she was one of the most successful participants. She won the gold medal over 20 kilometers and with the relay. It also took second place over 5 kilometers and fifth over 10 km. These competitions were also counted as World Cup races. She finished the season in fourth place in the overall World Cup. In the following season she came in second place three times in the World Cup. At the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti in 1989 , she won bronze in the 10 km freestyle and silver in the relay. In the overall World Cup, she took third place. At the beginning of the 1990/91 season, she came third at the World Cup in Tauplitzalm . In the further course of the season a second place followed in the 15 km freestyle at the World Cup in Falun . At the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1991 in Val di Fiemme , she won bronze over 10 km freestyle and gold in the relay. Her last World Cup race she ran in December 1991 in Thunder Bay , which she finished in 12th place over 5 km freestyle.

Tikhonova won the Soviet championships in 1985 and 1989 with the relay.

Participation in World Championships and Olympic Winter Games

Olympic games

• 1988 Calgary : 1st place 20 km freestyle, 1st place relay, 2nd place 5 km, 5th place 10 km

Nordic World Ski Championships

• 1985 Seefeld in Tirol : 1st place relay
• 1989 Lahti : 2nd place relay, 3rd place 10 km freestyle, 11th place 30 km
• 1991 Val di Fiemme : 1st place relay, 3rd place 10 km freestyle, 11th place 30 km

World Cup victories in individual

No.	date	place	discipline
1.	December 16, 1987	Bohinj	10 km freestyle
2.	February 25, 1988	Calgary	20 km freestyle 1

¹ 1988 Winter Olympics

World Cup overall placements

season	space	Points
1984/85	15th	47
1985/86	23.	13
1986/87	-	-
1987/88	4th	81
1988/89	3.	93
1989/90	7th	76
1990/91	7th	82
1991/92	26th	13

Web links

• Tamara Ivanovna Tichonowa in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
• Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonowa on skisport365.com
• Tamara Ivanovna Tichonowa in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Profile on infosport.ru