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Tomasz Sikora

Tomasz Sikora
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Personal information
Full name Tomasz Wacław Sikora
Born (1973-12-21) 21 December 1973 (age 43)
Wodzisław Śląski, Poland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Professional information
Sport Biathlon
Club AZS AWF Katowice
Skis Fischer
World Cup debut 4 March 1993
Olympic Games
Teams 5 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
Medals 1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams 16 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012)
Medals 3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 20 (1992/93–2011/12)
Individual victories 5
All victories 5
Individual podiums 23
All podiums 24
Discipline titles 1:
1 Sprint (2005–06)

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

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.

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

1 medal (1 silver)

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

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


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