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The native form of this personal name is Tóth Krisztina. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Krisztina Tóth
Personal information
Full nameTOTH Krisztina
Nickname(s)Kriszti, Kriszta, Tothi [1]
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1974-05-29) 29 May 1974 (age 49)
Miskolc, Hungary
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s) Butterfly
Highest ranking13 (December 2003) [2]
Club FSV Kroppach
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing   Hungary
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tianjin Doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Magdeburg Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Birmingham Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1996 Bratislava Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bremen Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bremen Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Courmayeur Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Saint-Petersburg Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Bratislava Singles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Bratislava Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Eindhoven Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Zagreb Singles
Silver medal – second place 2003 Courmayeur Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2005 Aarhus Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgrade Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Saint-Petersburg Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Herning Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Eindhoven Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Aarhus Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgrade Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Saint-Petersburg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ostrava Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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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