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]
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| Full name | TOTH Krisztina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Kriszti, Kriszta, Tothi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1974 Miskolc, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Left-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (December 2003)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | FSV Kroppach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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General interest
editTóth 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
editTóth 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
editSingles (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
editReferences
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.