Tomasz Sikora (born 21 December 1973) is a former

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Life and career

Sikora was born in

Wodzisław Śląski Wodzisław Śląski (; german: Loslau, cs, Vladislav, la, Vladislavia, yi, וואידסלוב, Voydislav, szl, Władźisłůw) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Wodzisław Cou ...

. 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 The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

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, winning the second and final medal for Poland in those

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. On 23 March 2006 Sikora won the IBU World Cup sprint title, beating

Ole Einar Bjørndalen Ole Einar Bjørndalen () (born 27 January 1974) is a retired Norwegian professional biathlete and coach, often referred to by the nickname, the "King of Biathlon". With 13 Winter Olympic Games medals, he is second on the list of multiple medali ...

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.

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the

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Olympic Games

''1 medal (1 silver)'' :''*Pursuit was added as an event in 2002, with mass start being added in 2006.''

World Championships

''3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)'' :''*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.'' :''**Team was removed as an event in 1998, and pursuit was added in 1997 with mass start being added in 1999 and the mixed relay in 2005.''

Individual victories

''5 victories (1 In, 1 Sp, 1 Pu, 2 MS)'' :''*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the

Biathlon World Cup The Biathlon World Cup is a top-level biathlon season-long competition series. It has been held since the winter seasons of 1977–78 Biathlon World Cup, 1977–78 for men and 1982–83 Biathlon World Cup, 1982–83 for women. The women's seasons ...

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and the

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References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sikora, Tomasz 1973 births Living people People from Wodzisław Śląski Sportspeople from Silesian Voivodeship Polish male biathletes Biathletes at the 1994 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 1998 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2006 Winter Olympics Biathletes at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic biathletes of Poland Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic medalists in biathlon Olympic silver medalists for Poland Biathlon World Championships medalists Universiade medalists in biathlon Universiade gold medalists for Poland Universiade silver medalists for Poland Competitors at the 1999 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2001 Winter Universiade