Monika Sikora-Weinmann (born 1 January 1958)[1] is a German para table tennis player. She won gold at the Paralympics and World Championships several times.[2][3]
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| Born | 1 January 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 23 June 1993, she was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf for her athletic achievements.
Career
editAt the 1988 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in Singles 4.[4]
At the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, she won a gold medal in the Singles 4,[5] and a silver in the team 5 competition.[6]
At the 1996 Summer Paralympics, she took first place in the Teams 3–5 competition.[7]
At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in Singles 4,[8] and another in Teams 4–5.[9]
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold medal in Singles 4.[10]
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she earned a silver medal in the Women's team – Class 4–5.[11]
In 1991, in Salou, she became the European champion in singles and with the German team. She repeated this success in 1995 in Hillerød. In 1997, she won individual silver and team gold at the European Championships in Stockholm.
Sikora also competed at the World Championships multiple times, winning gold with the team in 1990, 1998 and 2002. In 2002, she was also the world champion in singles.
References
edit- ↑ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ↑ "Monika Sikora Weinmann - Table Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Monika Sikora-Weinmann - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 28 January 2023.
- ↑ "Seoul 1988 - table-tennis - womens-singles-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Barcelona 1992 - table-tennis - womens-singles-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Barcelona 1992 - table-tennis - womens-teams-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Atlanta 1996 - table-tennis - womens-teams-3-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000 - table-tennis - womens-singles-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000 - table-tennis - womens-teams-4-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Athens 2004 - table-tennis - womens-singles-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Beijing 2008 - table-tennis - womens-teams-4-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
External links
edit- Monika Sikora-Weinmann at ITTF Para Table Tennis (archive)
- Monika Sikora Weinmann at the International Paralympic Committee
- German table tennis players Monika Sikora (R top) and Andrea Zimmerer face Chinese double Gai Gu (L bottom) and Guixiang Ren
- Andrea Zimmerer (L) and Monika Sikora Weinmann of Germany compete in the Women's Team - Class 4/5 Table Tennis