Krisztina Tóth (table tennis)
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Full name | TOTH Krisztina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Kriszti, Kriszta, Tothi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Miskolc, Hungary | 29 May 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Left-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment(s) | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 13 (December 2003)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | FSV Kroppach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Krisztina Tóth (born 29 May 1974 in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian table tennis player from Gödöllő (Hungary), who currently resides in Augsburg, Germany. She has won several medals in single, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, the Table Tennis World Cup, and the World Table Tennis Championships.[1][3]
General interest
[edit]Tóth began playing table tennis at the age of 8 in her hometown Gödöllő. She was inspired to do so by her uncle, who was a professional table tennis player. She still plays with her very first racket.[citation needed]
In 2008, she became an honorary citizen of Gödöllő.[citation needed]
Charity work
[edit]Tóth is a promoter of children's table tennis in Hungary.[citation needed] She is also supporting less privileged families in her home country.[citation needed]
Career records
[edit]Singles (as of 10 November 2011)[4]
- Olympics: round of 16 (2000)[5]
- World Championships: round of 16 (2001, 05, 09)
- World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 9–12th (1997, 98, 2001, 02, 10)
- Pro Tour winner (2): 2004 Danish Open; 2005 Russian Open
Runner-up (4): 2000 Croatian Open; 2003 Danish Open; 2008 Austrian Open; 2010 Slovenian Open - Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 1. Record: QF (2000)
- European Championships: runner-up (1996, 2002); SF (1998, 2008)
- Europe Top-12: 2nd (2005); 3rd (2003, 10)
Women's doubles
- Olympics: 4th (2000)
- World Championships: SF (1995)
- Pro Tour winner (6): 1998 Croatian Open; 1999 Qatar, German Open; 2004 Chile, Brazil Open; 2005 Russian Open
Runner-up (4): 1996 Italian Open; 2004 Danish Open; 2005 Qatar Open; 2006 Russian Open - Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Record: QF (1996, 99)
- European Championships: winner (1994, 2000, 08); runner-up (2003, 05, 07)
Mixed doubles
- World Championships: round of 16 (1993, 95, 97, 99)
- European Championships: winner (1996, 2003); SF (2005, 07)
Team
- World Championships: 5th (2008)
- World Team Cup: 3rd (1995, 2007)
- European Championships: 1st (2000, 07); 2nd (1996, 98, 2008)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "ITTF player's profile". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "ITTF world ranking". ITTF. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "ITTF Statistics". ITTF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Olympic results". sports-reference.com/olympics/. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Hungarian female table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic table tennis players for Hungary
- Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Miskolc