| Tamara Tikhonova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1964-06-13) 13 June 1964 (age 60) Kovalyovo, Kezsky District, Udmurt ASSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 8 – (1984–1986, 1988–1992) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team wins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova (Russian: Тамара Ивановна Тихонова; born 13 June 1964) is a Soviet-Russian former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1992. She represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, 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 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.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
- 3 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km | 20 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23 | 2nd | 5 | 1st | 1st |
World Championships
- 5 medals – (2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
| Year | Age | 5 km | 10 km classical |
10 km freestyle |
15 km | Pursuit | 20 km | 30 km | 4 × 5 km relay |
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| 1985 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1st |
| 1989 | 24 | — | — | 3rd | — | — | — | 11 | 2nd |
| 1991 | 26 | — | — | 3rd | — | — | — | 11 | 1st |
World Cup
| Season | Age | Overall |
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| 1984 | 19 | 66 |
| 1985 | 20 | 15 |
| 1986 | 21 | 23 |
| 1988 | 23 | 4 |
| 1989 | 24 | 
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| 1990 | 25 | 7 |
| 1991 | 26 | 7 |
| 1992 | 27 | 26 |
Individual podiums
- 2 victories
- 10 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
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| 1 | 1987–88 | 16 December 1987 |  Bohinj, Yugoslavia
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10 km Individual F | World Cup | 1st |
| 2 | 17 February 1988 |  Calgary, Canada
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5 km Individual C | Olympic Games | 2nd | |
| 3 | 25 February 1988 | 20 km Individual F | Olympic Games | 1st | ||
| 4 | 1988–89 | 10 December 1988 |  La Féclaz, France
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5 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 5 | 19 February 1989 |  Lahti, Finland
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10 km Individual F | World Championships | 3rd | |
| 6 | 4 March 1989 |  Oslo, Norway
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10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 7 | 11 March 1989 |  Falun, Sweden
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15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd | |
| 8 | 1990–91 | 8 December 1990 |  Tauplitzalm, Austria
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10 km + 15 Pursuit C/F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 9 | 10 February 1991 |  Val di Fiemme, Italy
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10 km Individual F | World Championships | 3rd | |
| 10 | 9 March 1991 | Falun, Sweden
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15 km Individual F | World Cup | 2nd |
- ^ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
Team podiums
- 5 victories
- 8 podiums
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammates |
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| 1 | 1984–85 | 22 January 1985 | Seefeld, Austria
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4 × 5 km Relay | World Championships | 1st | Smetanina / Vasilchenko / Reztsova |
| 2 | 1987–88 | 21 February 1988 | Calgary, Canada
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4 × 5 km Relay F | Olympic Games | 1st | Nageykina / Gavrylyuk / Reztsova |
| 3 | 1988–89 | 22 February 1989 | Lahti, Finland
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4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 2nd | Shamshurina / Smetanina / Välbe |
| 4 | 12 March 1989 | Falun, Sweden
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4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 2nd | Lazutina / Smetanina / Välbe | |
| 5 | 1989–90 | 11 March 1990 | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
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4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 1st | Yegorova / Lazutina / Välbe |
| 6 | 1990–91 | 15 February 1991 | Val di Fiemme, Italy
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4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Championships | 1st | Yegorova / Smetanina / Välbe |
| 7 | 10 March 1991 | Falun, Sweden
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4 × 5 km Relay C | World Cup | 1st | Nageykina / Yegorova / Välbe | |
| 8 | 15 March 1991 | Oslo, Norway
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4 × 5 km Relay C/F | World Cup | 2nd | Nageykina / Smetanina / Välbe |
- ^ Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.
References
- "TICHONOVA VOLKOVA Tamara". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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