Tamara Tikhonova

Not to be confused with Tamara Tikhonina.

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovna and the family name is Tikhonova.

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.

Tamara Tikhonova
Country	Soviet Union
Born	(1964-06-13) 13 June 1964 (age 61) 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 Women's cross-country skiing Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Calgary 20 km freestyle 1988 Calgary 4 × 5 km relay 1988 Calgary 5 km classical World Championships 1985 Seefeld 4 × 5 km relay 1991 Val di Fiemme 4 × 5 km relay 1989 Lahti 4 × 5 km relay 1989 Lahti 10 km freestyle 1991 Val di Fiemme 10 km freestyle Junior World Championships 1984 Trondheim 3 × 5 km relay 1984 Trondheim 5 km

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).^[1]

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
1985	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1st
1989	24	—	—	3rd	—	—	—	11	2nd
1991	26	—	—	3rd	—	—	—	11	1st

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1984	19	66
1985	20	15
1986	21	23
1988	23	4
1989	24
1990	25	7
1991	26	7
1992	27	26

Individual podiums

• 2 victories
• 10 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place
1	1987–88	16 December 1987	Bohinj, Yugoslavia	10 km Individual F	World Cup	1st
2		17 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	5 km Individual C	Olympic Games[a]	2nd
3		25 February 1988		20 km Individual F	Olympic Games[a]	1st
4	1988–89	10 December 1988	La Féclaz, France	5 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
5		19 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	10 km Individual F	World Championships[a]	3rd
6		4 March 1989	Oslo, Norway	10 km + 10 km Pursuit C/F	World Cup	2nd
7		11 March 1989	Falun, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd
8	1990–91	8 December 1990	Tauplitzalm, Austria	10 km + 15 Pursuit C/F	World Cup	3rd
9		10 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	10 km Individual F	World Championships[a]	3rd
10		9 March 1991	Falun, Sweden	15 km Individual F	World Cup	2nd

1. 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
1	1984–85	22 January 1985	Seefeld, Austria	4 × 5 km Relay	World Championships[a]	1st	Smetanina / Vasilchenko / Reztsova
2	1987–88	21 February 1988	Calgary, Canada	4 × 5 km Relay F	Olympic Games[a]	1st	Nageykina / Gavrylyuk / Reztsova
3	1988–89	22 February 1989	Lahti, Finland	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[a]	2nd	Shamshurina / Smetanina / Välbe
4		12 March 1989	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	2nd	Lazutina / Smetanina / Välbe
5	1989–90	11 March 1990	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	1st	Yegorova / Lazutina / Välbe
6	1990–91	15 February 1991	Val di Fiemme, Italy	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Championships[a]	1st	Yegorova / Smetanina / Välbe
7		10 March 1991	Falun, Sweden	4 × 5 km Relay C	World Cup	1st	Nageykina / Yegorova / Välbe
8		15 March 1991	Oslo, Norway	4 × 5 km Relay C/F	World Cup	2nd	Nageykina / Smetanina / Välbe

1. Until the 1999 World Championships and the 1994 Olympics, World Championship and Olympic races were included in the World Cup scoring system.