Zsófia Tóth (born 25 December 1989 in Tata), also Zsófi, is a Hungarian professional triathlete, several times National Champion in various categories, number 2 in the national elite'' Ranglista'' and the 2011 National Vice Champion. Since 2005 she has been a permanent member of the National Team. In the 2010 ITU ranking ''(Women’s Standings)'' she was number 20 of the 81 best U23 triathletes of the world.

Education

Zsófia Tóth attended the ''Váci Mihály Általános Iskola'' and the high schoo
''Középiskola Bárdos László Gimnázium''
in

Tatabánya Tatabánya (; ; ) is a city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County. Location The city is located in the valley between the Gerecse an ...

, which she finished in 2009. Then she moved to Vienna, where she lived together with the Austrian Hungarian triathlete Christian Wohlmutter and studied sports at the University of Vienna.

Sports career

Since 2003 Zsófia Tóth has been supported by the Hungarian ''Herkulesz'' sports promotion scheme and by the Hungarian company group MOL and its foundation ''Új Europaal Aapítvány.'' Tóth's coach is Licskó Csaba. Until 2008, Tóth represented the club ORTRI situated in

Oroszlány Oroszlány () is a city in Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom county, Central Transdanubia region, located on the north-west flanks of the Vértes Mountains. The city has a population of 20.487. The main tourist attraction of the town is the 18th-century ...

, not far from her hometown Tata. In 2009, Tóth joined the small ''Kropkó Triatlon Club'', directed by the Hungarian triathlete and several times ironman winner Péter Kropkó. From 2010 onwards, Toth has represented to ''TVK Mali Triatlon Klub'' located in Tiszaújváros. In 2011, Tóth also took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series ''Lyonnaise des Eaux''. At the Grand Final in La Baule (17 September 2011), she placed 26th in the individual ranking and her club TOCC ''(Tri Olympique Club Cessonais)'' placed 7th.

ITU Competitions

In the six years from 2005 to 2010, Zsófia Tóth took part in 34 ITU competitions and achieved 17 top ten positions. For the World Cup in Huatulco Tóth was appointed a member of the ''Team ITU.'' The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's ''Profile Page.''See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=NTg5OA

#. Retrieved 21 June 2011. Unless indicated otherwise all events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the ''Elite'' category. BG = the sponsor ''British Gas'' · DNF = ''did not finish'' · DNS = ''did not start''

External links

Tóth's club TVK Mali
in Hungarian
Heraklesz promotion scheme: Toth's Profile Page
in Hungarian
Hungarian Triathlon Federation
in Hungarian

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toth, Zsofia 1989 births Living people People from Tata, Hungary Hungarian female triathletes Sportspeople from Komárom-Esztergom County 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen