Krisztina Pigniczki

The native form of this personal name is Pigniczki Krisztina. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Krisztina Pigniczki (born 18 September 1975)^[1] is a Hungarian former handball player and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,^[2] and a silver medal at the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship in Croatia. She became European champion in 2000 with the Hungarian national team, and received a bronze medal in 1998 and in 2004.

Krisztina Pigniczki
Pigniczki in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Krisztina Pigniczki
Born	(1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 49) Makó, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Middle Back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1993	Szegedi ESK
1993–2001	Győri ETO KC
2001–2008	Dunaújváros
2008–2011	Issy-Paris Hand
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2008	Hungary	157	(232)
Teams managed
2021–	Hungary (assistant coach)
Medal record Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team World Championship 2003 Croatia European Championship 2000 Romania 1998 Netherlands 2004 Hungary
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 22 July 2018

Achievements

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
  • Winner: 2003, 2004
  • Silver Medalist: 2002, 2005, 2008
  • Bronze Medalist: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007
• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 2002, 2004
  • Silver Medalist: 2008
• Olympic Games:
  • Silver Medalist: 2000
• World championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2003
• European championship:
  • Winner: 2000
  • Bronze Medalist: 1998, 2001