Monika Sikora-Weinmann | |
Sport: | Para table tennis |
Disability Class: | C4 |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1958 |
Birth Place: | Ennigerloh, Germany |
Retired: | 2008 |
Monika Sikora-Weinmann (born 1 January 1958)[1] is a German para table tennis player . She won gold at the Paralympics and World Championships several times.[2] [3]
On 23 June 1993, she was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf for her athletic achievements.
At the 1988 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in Singles 4.[4]
At the 1992 Summer Paralympics, in Barcelona, she won a gold medal in the Singles 4,[5] and silver in the team 5 competition.[6]
At the 1996 Summer Paralympics, she took first place with the Teams 3–5 competition.[7]
At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in Singles 4,[8] and in Teams 4–5.[9]
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in Singles 4.[10]
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in Women's team – Class 4–5.[11]
In 1991 in Salou she became European champion in singles and with the German team. She repeated this success in 1995 in Hillerod. In 1997 she won individual silver and team gold at the European Championships in Stockholm.
Sikora competed at the world championships several times. Here she won gold with the team in 1990, 1998 and 2002. In 2002 she was also world champion in singles.