Csilla Bátorfi (born 3 March 1969 in Szombathely) is a Hungarian table tennis player.[1] She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1988 (when the sport first appeared at the Games) to 2004. She won several titles in European Championships.[2]

Csilla Bátorfi
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born (1969-03-03) 3 March 1969 (age 57)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleright-handed
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 PragueSingle

She is the first female table tennis player to compete at five Olympics. Six men share this honor with her: Swede Jörgen Persson, Croatian Zoran Primorac, Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, Serbian-American Ilija Lupulesku, Swede Jan-Ove Waldner, and German Jörg Roßkopf.

She was named Hungarian Sportswoman of The Year in 1986 after becoming European champion the same year.

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References

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  1. "Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. "BATORFI Csilla (HUN)". ITTF Statistics. ITTF. Retrieved 30 December 2010.