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Krisztina Tóth (table tennis)

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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]

Krisztina Tóth
Personal information
Full nameTOTH Krisztina
NicknamesKriszti, Kriszta, Tothi[1]
Nationality Hungary
Born (1974-05-29) 29 May 1974 (age 52)
Miskolc, Hungary
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubFSV Kroppach
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand grip
EquipmentButterfly
Highest ranking13 (December 2003)[2]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1995 TianjinDoubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place1995 AtlantaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2007 MagdeburgTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 BirminghamDoubles
Gold medal – first place1996 BratislavaMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place2000 BremenDoubles
Gold medal – first place2000 BremenTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 CourmayeurMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place2007 BelgradeTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 Saint-PetersburgDoubles
Silver medal – second place1996 BratislavaSingles
Silver medal – second place1996 BratislavaTeam
Silver medal – second place1998 EindhovenTeam
Silver medal – second place2002 ZagrebSingles
Silver medal – second place2003 CourmayeurDoubles
Silver medal – second place2005 AarhusDoubles
Silver medal – second place2007 BelgradeDoubles
Silver medal – second place2008 Saint-PetersburgTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 HerningDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1998 EindhovenSingles
Bronze medal – third place2005 AarhusMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place2007 BelgradeMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place2008 Saint-PetersburgSingles
Bronze medal – third place2010 OstravaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2011 Sopot-GdanskDoubles

General interest

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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]

Career records

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Singles (as of 10 November 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

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References

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  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. ↑ "ITTF_Database". 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. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
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