Tamara Tikhonova
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Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova (born 13 June 1964 in the village of Kovalyovo, Kezsky District
, Udmurt ASSR
) is a former Soviet
Russian
cross-country skier
who competed from 1984 to 1992. She represented the USSR
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
in Calgary
, where she won three medals with golds in the 20 km and the 4×5 km relay, and a silver in the 5 km.
Tikhonova also won five medals for the USSR at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
with two golds (4×5 km: 1985, 1991), one silver (4×5 km: 1989), and two bronzes (10 km: 1989, 1991). Her only World Cup victory was in a 10 km event in Yugoslavia
in 1987.
She was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour
.
Kezsky District
Kezsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It is located in the northeastern portion of the republic. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality of Kez...
, Udmurt ASSR
Udmurtia
The Udmurt Republic , or Udmurtia is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: -History:...
) is a former Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
cross-country skier
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
who competed from 1984 to 1992. She represented the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, where she won three medals with golds in the 20 km and the 4×5 km relay, and a silver in the 5 km.
Tikhonova also won five medals for the USSR at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...
with two golds (4×5 km: 1985, 1991), one silver (4×5 km: 1989), and two bronzes (10 km: 1989, 1991). Her only World Cup victory was in a 10 km event in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
in 1987.
She was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of Soviet Union, also received the order.-History:The Red...
.