Tomasz Sikora

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.Template:Citation needed

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Biathlon results

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Olympic Games

1 medal (1 silver)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Template:Nowrap	Relay
Template:Flagicon 1994 Lillehammer	—	32nd	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	8th
Template:Flagicon 1998 Nagano	47th	28th	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	5th
Template:Flagicon 2002 Salt Lake City	46th	31st	25th	Template:N/a	9th
Template:Flagicon 2006 Turin	21st	19th	18th	Silver	13th
Template:Flagicon 2010 Vancouver	7th	29th	18th	11th	—

*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)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Pursuit	Template:Nowrap	Team	Relay	Template:Nowrap
Template:Nowrap	Gold	29th	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	18th	7th	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 1996 Ruhpolding	6th	15th	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	9th	7th	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 1997 Brezno-Osrblie	28th	17th	21st	Template:N/a	Bronze	6th	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 1998 Pokljuka	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	14th	Template:N/a	5th	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 1999 Kontiolahti	14th	59th	—	—	Template:N/a	14th	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 2000 Oslo Holmenkollen	32nd	21st	47th	18th	Template:N/a	11th	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 2001 Pokljuka	18th	15th	16th	20th	Template:N/a	6th	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 2002 Oslo Holmenkollen	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	25th	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 2003 Khanty-Mansiysk	9th	11th	7th	14th	Template:N/a	—	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 2004 Oberhof	Silver	17th	6th	4th	Template:N/a	11th	Template:N/a
Template:Flagicon 2005 Hochfilzen	5th	9th	10th	5th	Template:N/a	8th	8th
Template:Flagicon 2006 Pokljuka	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	8th
Template:Flagicon 2007 Antholz-Anterselva	21st	5th	7th	21st	Template:N/a	13th	11th
Template:Flagicon 2008 Östersund	30th	11th	11th	21st	Template:N/a	17th	6th
Template:Flagicon 2009 Pyeongchang	9th	16th	4th	6th	Template:N/a	13th	8th
Template:Flagicon 2012 Ruhpolding	37th	54th	51st	—	Template:N/a	LPD	13th

*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)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Level
1994–95 1 victory (1 In)	16 February 1995	Template:Flagicon Antholz-Anterselva	20 km individual	Biathlon World Championships
2005–06 1 victory (1 MS)	19 March 2006	Template:Flagicon Kontiolahti	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
2007–08 2 victories (1 Sp, 1 MS)	5 January 2008	Template:Flagicon Oberhof	10 km sprint	Biathlon World Cup
	9 March 2008	Template:Flagicon Khanty-Mansiysk	15 km mass start	Biathlon World Cup
2008–09 1 victory (1 MS)	7 December 2008	Template:Flagicon Östersund	12.5 km pursuit	Biathlon World Cup

*Results are from UIPMB and IBU races which include the Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games.

See also

• List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games

External links

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• Official website Template:In lang Template:Webarchive