Dorota Tlałka-Mogore
Dorota Tlałka-Mogore (born 27 April 1963 in Zakopane) is a Polish and later French former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics and 1988 Winter Olympics. She is the twin sister of fellow alpine skier Małgorzata Tlałka-Mogore.[1]
The twins were born into a winter sports family: their father, Jan, was a 16-time Polish speed skating champion, whilst their mother Włada was a cross-country skier. They both skied and skated during their childhood before they focused on skiing from the age of 12. Dorota took a fourth place in the slalom at the 1982 Alpine Skiing World Championships. In 1985 the twins decided to leave Poland as they were unhappy with the training opportunities in the country. They originally intended to study and train in France and continue to compete for Poland, however in October 1985 Dorota and Małgorzata married French brothers Christian and Christophe Mogore (the former a sports journalist, the latter a former racing cyclist) and the pair became French citizens in June 1986.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b McCallum, Jack (27 January 1988). "Olympic Polonaise". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorota Tlałka-Mogore". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Polish female alpine skiers
- French female alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Poland
- Olympic alpine skiers for France
- Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Winter World University Games medalists in alpine skiing
- Skiers from Zakopane
- Polish emigrants to France
- Naturalized citizens of France
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Poland
- Competitors at the 1985 Winter Universiade
- French alpine skiing biography stubs
- European alpine skiing biography stubs
- Polish winter sports biography stubs