Krisztina Tóth (born 29 May 1974 in

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) is a Hungarian

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player from Gödöllő (Hungary), who currently resides in

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. She has won several medals in single, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, the Table Tennis World Cup, and the

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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. In 2008, she became an honorary citizen of Gödöllő.

Career records

Singles (as of 10 November 2011) * Olympics: round of 16 (2000) * 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)

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General interest

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