Maria Sykora

{{short description|Austrian sprinter (born 1946)}}

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| nationality = Austrian

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 400 metres

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Maria Sykora (born 11 October 1946) is an Austrian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sy/maria-sykora-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044227/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sy/maria-sykora-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Maria Sykora Olympic Results |accessdate=2 August 2017}} She also competed in handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

She is the sister of Austrian athlete and Politician Liese Sykora and the aunt of the former Austrian handball player Karin Prokop and Austrian Skier Thomas Sykora.