Tomasz Sikora : biography
Tomasz Sikora (born December 21, 1973), is a Polish biathlete.
In 1993 he finished second in 10 km sprint at world youth championships in Ruhpolding.
Sikora was born in Wodzisław Śląski. 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 February 25, 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 March 23, 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.
Record
Olympic Games
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 Lillehammer | — | 32nd | — | — | — |
1998 Nagano-Nozawa | 47th | 28th | — | — | 5th |
2002 Salt Lake City | 46th | 31st | 25th | — | 9th |
2006 Turin | 21st | 20th | 18th | 2nd | 13th |
2010 Vancouver | 7th | 29th | 18th | 11th | — |
World championships
Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass Start | Relay | Mixed Relay |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1995 Antholz | 1st | 29th | — | — | 7th | — |
1996 Ruhpolding | 6th | 15th | — | — | 7th | — |
1997 Brezno-Osrblie | 28th | 17th | 21st | — | 6th | — |
1998 Pokljuka | — | — | 14th | — | — | — |
1999 Kontiolahti | 14th | 59th | — | — | 14th | — |
2000 Oslo | 32nd | 21st | 47th | 18th | 11th | — |
2001 Pokljuka | 18th | 15th | 16th | 20th | 6th | — |
2002 Oslo | — | — | — | 25th | — | — |
2003 Khanty-Mansiysk | 9th | 11th | 7th | 14th | — | — |
2004 Oberhof | 2nd | 11th | 7th | 14th | — | — |
2005 Hochfilzen | — | 9th | 10th | 5th | 10th | — |
2005 Khanty-Mansiysk | — | — | — | — | — | 8th |
2006 Pokljuka | — | — | — | — | — | 8th |
2007 Antholz | 21st | 5th | 7th | 21st | 13th | 11th |
2008 Östersund | 30th | 11th | 11th | 19th | — | 6th |
2009 Pyeongchang | 9th | 16th | 4th | 6th | 13th | 8th |
2010 Khanty-Mansiysk | — | — | — | — | — |