Tomasz Sikora

Tomasz Sikora is a former Polish biathlete, born on 21 December 1973 in Wodzisław Śląski. In 1993 he finished second in the 10 km sprint at the Junior World Championships in Ruhpolding. He was world champion in 1995 in the 20 km, runner-up in the world championships in 2004 in the same event and bronze medalist in the team competition in 1997. On 25 February 2006 he finished second in the 15 km mass start at the Winter Olympics in Turin, winning the second and final medal for Poland at those Games. On 23 March 2006 he won the IBU World Cup sprint title, beating Ole Einar Bjørndalen by 5 points, and in 2009 he took the lead of the overall World Cup for 42 days and finished second in the overall and sprint standings. He was chosen best biathlete of 2009 in a vote of the national team coaches and won the fans' award in 2010. He retired after the 2011-12 season.