Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova (russian: Тамара Ивановна Тихонова; born 13 June 1964) is a former

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cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1992. She represented the Soviet Union at the

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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

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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

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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

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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 {{Russia-XC-skiing-bio-stub 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