Krisztina Tóth (table tennis)

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

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 name	TOTH Krisztina
Nickname(s)	Kriszti, Kriszta, Tothi[1]
Nationality	Hungary
Born	(1974-05-29) 29 May 1974 (age 51) 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

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]}

Career records

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)

See also

• List of table tennis players