Tomasz Sikora Explained

Tomasz Sikora
Fullname:Tomasz Wacław Sikora
Birth Date:1973 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Wodzisław Śląski, Poland
Disciplines:Biathlon
Club:AZS AWF Katowice
Skis:Fischer
Wcdebut:4 March 1993
Olympicteams:5 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Olympicmedals:1
Olympicgolds:0
Worldsteams:16 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012)
Worldsmedals:3
Worldsgolds:1
Wcseasons:20 (1992/93–2011/12)
Wcwins:5
Wcrelayswins:5
Wcpodiums:23
Wcrelayspodiums:24
Wctitles:1:
1 Sprint (2005–06)

Tomasz Sikora (born 21 December 1973) is a former Polish biathlete.

Life and career

Sikora was born in Wodzisław Śląski. In 1993, he finished second in 10 km sprint at the Junior World Championships in Ruhpolding.He was world champion in 1995 (20 km), runner-up in the world championships in 2004 (also 20 km) and bronze medalist in 1997 (team competition). On 25 February 2006 he was placed second in the 15 km mass start at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, winning the second and final medal for Poland in those Olympics.

On 23 March 2006 Sikora won the IBU World Cup sprint title, beating Ole Einar Bjørndalen by 5 points. On January 10, 2009, he took the lead in the overall world cup classification, which he lost 42 days later. At last he was 2nd in overall IBU World Cup 2009 and 2nd in IBU World Cup 2009 sprint. He was chosen the best biathlete 2009, in voting of national team coaches. In 2010 he won the fans' award.

Sikora retired after the 2011–12 season.[1]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitRelay
align=left 1994 Lillehammer32nd8th
align=left 1998 Nagano47th28th5th
align=left 2002 Salt Lake City46th31st25th9th
align=left 2006 Turin21st19th18thSilver13th
align=left 2010 Vancouver7th29th18th11th

World Championships

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

EventIndividualSprintPursuitTeamRelay
align=left Gold29th18th7th
align=left 1996 Ruhpolding6th15th9th7th
align=left 1997 Brezno-Osrblie28th17th21stBronze6th
align=left 1998 Pokljuka14th5th
align=left 1999 Kontiolahti14th59th14th
align=left 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen32nd21st47th18th11th
align=left 2001 Pokljuka18th15th16th20th6th
align=left 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen25th
align=left 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk9th11th7th14th
align=left 2004 OberhofSilver17th6th4th11th
align=left 2005 Hochfilzen5th9th10th5th8th8th
align=left 2006 Pokljuka8th
align=left 2007 Antholz-Anterselva21st5th7th21st13th11th
align=left 2008 Östersund30th11th11th21st17th6th
align=left 2009 Pyeongchang9th16th4th6th13th8th
align=left 2012 Ruhpolding37th54th51stLPD13th

Individual victories

5 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS)

SeasonDateLocationDisciplineLevel
1994–95
1 victory
(1 In)
16 February 1995 Antholz-Anterselva20 km individualBiathlon World Championships
2005–06
1 victory
(1 MS)
19 March 2006 Kontiolahti15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
2007–08
2 victories
(1 Sp, 1 MS)
5 January 2008 Oberhof10 km sprintBiathlon World Cup
9 March 2008 Khanty-Mansiysk15 km mass startBiathlon World Cup
2008–09
1 victory
(1 MS)
7 December 2008 Östersund12.5 km pursuitBiathlon World Cup

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Retirements and New Coaches . Kokesh . Jerry . 18 April 2012 . Biathlonworld . International Biathlon Union . 26 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729083425/http://www5.biathlonworld.com/en/press_releases.html/do/detail?presse=1616 . 29 July 2014 .
  2. Web site: Viktor Maigourov . . IBU Datacenter . International Biathlon Union . 3 June 2015.