Krisztina Tóth (table tennis)

Krisztina Tóth
Personal information
Full name TOTH Krisztina
Nickname(s) Kriszti, Kriszta, Tothi [1]
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1974-05-29) 29 May 1974
Miskolc, Hungary
Playing style Left-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s) Butterfly
Highest ranking 13 (December 2003) [2]
Club FSV Kroppach
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)

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

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.

In 2008, she became an honorary citizen of Gödöllő.

Charity work

Tóth is a promoter of children's table tennis in Hungary. She is also supporting less privileged families in her home country.

Career records

Singles (as of November 10, 2011)[4]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "ITTF player's profile". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  2. ↑ "ITTF world ranking". ITTF. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "ITTF Statistics". ITTF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Olympic results". sports-reference.com/olympics/. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
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