Krisztina Tóth (table tennis)

Krisztina Tóth

Personal information

Full name

TOTH Krisztina

Nickname(s)

Kriszti, Kriszta, Tothi^[1]

Nationality

Hungary

Born

29 May 1974 (age 50)
Miskolc, Hungary

Height

1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)

Table tennis career

Playing style

Left-handed, shakehand grip

Equipment(s)

Butterfly

Highest ranking

13 (December 2003)^[2]

Club

FSV Kroppach

Medal record

Women's table tennis

Representing Hungary
World Championships
	1995 Tianjin	Doubles
World Cup
	1995 Atlanta	Team
	2007 Magdeburg	Team
European Championships
	1994 Birmingham	Doubles
	1996 Bratislava	Mixed Doubles
	2000 Bremen	Doubles
	2000 Bremen	Team
	2003 Courmayeur	Mixed Doubles
	2007 Belgrade	Team
	2008 Saint-Petersburg	Doubles
	1996 Bratislava	Singles
	1996 Bratislava	Team
	1998 Eindhoven	Team
	2002 Zagreb	Singles
	2003 Courmayeur	Doubles
	2005 Aarhus	Doubles
	2007 Belgrade	Doubles
	2008 Saint-Petersburg	Team
	2012 Herning	Doubles
	1998 Eindhoven	Singles
	2005 Aarhus	Mixed Doubles
	2007 Belgrade	Mixed Doubles
	2008 Saint-Petersburg	Singles
	2010 Ostrava	Doubles
	2011 Sopot-Gdansk	Doubles

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

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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]}

Charity work

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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

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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)

References

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^ ^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.