Monika Sikora

Monika Sikora-Weinmann

Sikora-Weinmann in 2005
Personal information
Born	(1958-01-01) 1 January 1958 (age 67) Ennigerloh, West Germany
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability class	C4
Retired	2008
Medal record Para table tennis Representing   Germany Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona Singles C4 1996 Atlanta Teams C3-5 2004 Athens Singles C4 1992 Barcelona Teams C5 2000 Sydney Singles C4 2000 Sydney Teams C4-5 2008 Beijing Teams C4-5 World Championships 1990 Assen Open singles wheelchair 1990 Assen Teams C4-5 1998 Paris Teams C4-5 2002 Taipei Singles C4 2002 Taipei Teams C4 2006 Montreux Teams C5 1990 Assen Singles C4 1998 Paris Open singles wheelchair 1998 Paris Singles C4 European Championships 1991 Salou Singles C4 1991 Salou Teams C5 1995 Hillerod Singles C4 1995 Hillerod Teams C3-4 1997 Stockholm Teams C4 1999 Piestany Doubles C10 1999 Piestany Singles C4 1999 Piestany Teams C4 2001 Frankfurt Teams C4 2003 Zagreb Singles C4 2005 Jesolo Teams C5 2007 Kranjska Gora Teams C5 1997 Stockholm Singles C4 1999 Piestany Open singles wheelchair 2001 Frankfurt Singles C4 2003 Zagreb Teams C4-5 1991 Salou Singles C4 2003 Zagreb Open singles standing 2005 Jesolo Singles C4

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]}

On 23 June 1993, she was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf for her athletic achievements.

Career

At 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 Hillerod. 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

1. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
2. "Monika Sikora Weinmann - Table Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
3. "Monika Sikora-Weinmann - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 28 January 2023.
4. "Seoul 1988 - table-tennis - womens-singles-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
5. "Barcelona 1992 - table-tennis - womens-singles-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
6. "Barcelona 1992 - table-tennis - womens-teams-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
7. "Atlanta 1996 - table-tennis - womens-teams-3-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
8. "Sydney 2000 - table-tennis - womens-singles-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
9. "Sydney 2000 - table-tennis - womens-teams-4-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
10. "Athens 2004 - table-tennis - womens-singles-4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
11. "Beijing 2008 - table-tennis - womens-teams-4-5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

External links

• Monika Sikora-Weinmann at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• 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