Zsófia Tóth

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.[1]nono k

Zsófia Tóth at the unfortunate World Championship triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2011.
Zsófia Tóth at the Grand Final of the Grand Prix de Triathlon in La Baule, 2011.
Zsófia Tóth on her way to the 14th u u u82place at the elite World Cup in Tiszaújvarós, 2009.89 0 pio up uputi upit
Zsófia Tóth placing 16th at the Grand Final in Southport, Goruld Coast 2009.

Education

Zsófia Tóth attended the Váci Mihály Általános Iskola and the high school Középiskola Bárdos László Gimnázium in Tatabánya, 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.[2]

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, not far from her hometown Tata. In 2009, Tóth joined the small Kropkó Triatlon Club,[3] 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.[4]

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the athlete's Profile Page.[5] Unless indicated otherwise all events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2005-07-23European Championships (Junior)Alexandroupoli(s)[6]5
2005-07-24European Championships (Junior Relay)Alexandroupoli(s)[7]1
2006-05-27European Cup (Junior)Portorož1
2006-06-23European Championships (Junior)AutunDNS
2006-08-12European Cup (Junior)Tiszaújváros1
2006-09-02World Championships (Junior)Lausanne5
2006-10-07Duathlon European Championships (Junior)Rimini3
2006-10-28European Cup (Junior)Eilat3
2007-05-19Duathlon World Championships (Junior)Győr1
2007-06-29European Championships (Junior)Copenhagen14
2007-08-30BG World Championships (Junior)Hamburg5
2007-12-01BG World CupEilat29
2008-05-10European ChampionshipsLisbon11
2008-06-05BG World Championships (Junior)Vancouver3
2008-06-14European CupBalatonfured3
2008-07-13BG World CupTiszaújváros10
2008-09-06European Championships (U23)Pulpí4
2008-09-27Duathlon World Championships (Junior)Rimini7
2009-05-17Premium European CupPontevedra13
2009-06-20European Championships (U23)Tarzo Revine8
2009-07-02European ChampionshipsHolten24
2009-07-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel20
2009-07-25Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburgDNF
2009-08-09World CupTiszaújváros14
2009-09-09Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World ChampionshipGold Coast16
2010-05-01Asian CupSubic Bay5
2010-05-08Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul37
2010-05-22European CupSenec14
2010-06-05Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid49
2010-07-10World CupHoltenDNF
2010-08-08World CupTiszaújváros14
2010-08-28European Championships (U23)Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto)6
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final (Age Group 16-19)Budapest24
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World ChampionshipBudapest21
2010-10-10World CupHuatulco25
2011-02-25Pan American Cup (South American Championships)Salinas6
2011-03-05Sprint Triathlon Pan American CupClermont14
2011-03-20African CupPort Elizabeth2
2011-04-09Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney53
2011-04-17World CupIshigakiDNF
2011-05-08World CupMonterrey54
2011-06-19Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel58

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Notes
  1. See http://www.triathlon.org/files/events/rankings/rankings-u23-women.pdf?ts=1251907594. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  2. See Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. See http://www.triatlon.hu/index.php?op=athletes&name=&club=47&gender=0&status=0. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  4. See http://www.triathlon.org/news/article/team_itu_selected_for_huatulco_world_cup. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  5. See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=NTg5OA==#. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  6. The 2005 European Championships are missing in the profile pages of all participating athletes but the results can be found in this hidden place: Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  7. The 2005 European Championships are missing in the profile pages of all participating athletes but the results can be found in this hidden place: Retrieved 5 December 2010.

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