Krisztina Pigniczki

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Krisztina Pigniczki
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Pigniczki in 2014
Personal information
Full name Krisztina Pigniczki
Born (1975-09-18) 18 September 1975 (age 48)
Makó, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Middle Back
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
0000–1993
Szegedi ESK
1993–2001
Győri ETO KC
2001–2008
Dunaújváros
2008–2011
Issy-Paris Hand
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2008
Hungary 157 (232)
Teams managed
2021–
Hungary (assistant coach)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Croatia
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Romania
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Netherlands
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Hungary
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22 July 2018

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.

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References

  1. "Krisztina Pigniczki Biography and Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. "2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 13, 2008)