Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova (russian: Тамара Ивановна Тихонова; born 13 June 1964) is a former
Soviet
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Russian
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cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1992. She represented the Soviet Union at the
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, Mohkínsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts ...
in
Calgary
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, 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
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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
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...
.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
*3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
World Championships
* 5 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
World Cup
Individual podiums
*2 victories
*10 podiums
Team podiums
* 5 victories
* 8 podiums
References
External links
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1964 births
Living people
Russian female cross-country skiers
Soviet female cross-country skiers
Olympic cross-country skiers of the Soviet Union
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
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Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Universiade medalists in cross-country skiing
Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Competitors at the 1987 Winter Universiade