Kristin Silbereisen
Encyclopedia
Kristin Silbereisen is a German
table tennis
player. She currently plays for FSV Kroppach and resides in Düsseldorf
, Germany
.
when she was seven years old and started competing for DJK Ochtendung. As a Cadet and Junior, she won Team Gold at the European Youth Championships
three times.
Silbereisen made her first performance for the senior team on October 12, 2004 against Italy. Since then, she has won the Bronze medal at the 2009 European Championships
in the Doubles competition (partnering Zhengqi Barthel), the Bronze Medal at the 2010 World Table Tennis Championships with the German
team, as well as the Team Bronze Medal at the 2007 European Championships.
She won the German National Championships in Mixed doubles in 2005 , partnering Christian Süss, and became German Singles Champion in 2010.
In May 2011 she qualified directly for the London 2012 Olympic Games via her ITTF world ranking.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player. She currently plays for FSV Kroppach and resides in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Career
Silbereisen began playing table tennisTable tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
when she was seven years old and started competing for DJK Ochtendung. As a Cadet and Junior, she won Team Gold at the European Youth Championships
Table Tennis European Youth Championships
The Table Tennis European Youth Championships were first held in 1955 in Stuttgart. The tournament has been held yearly . The tournament included several competitions during its history...
three times.
Silbereisen made her first performance for the senior team on October 12, 2004 against Italy. Since then, she has won the Bronze medal at the 2009 European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...
in the Doubles competition (partnering Zhengqi Barthel), the Bronze Medal at the 2010 World Table Tennis Championships with the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
team, as well as the Team Bronze Medal at the 2007 European Championships.
She won the German National Championships in Mixed doubles in 2005 , partnering Christian Süss, and became German Singles Champion in 2010.
In May 2011 she qualified directly for the London 2012 Olympic Games via her ITTF world ranking.
Clubs
- SV Winterwerb: until 2002
- TuS Bad Driburg: 2002/03
- Homberger TS: 2003-05
- TV Busenbach: 2005-10
- FSV Kroppach: since 2010
European Championships
- 3rd place Women's Team: Belgrade 2007
- 3rd place Women's Doubles: Stuttgart 2009
German Championships
- Winner Women's Singles: 2010
- Winner Women's Doubles: 2009 (with Zhengqi Barthel)
- Winner Mixed: 2005 (with Christian Süss)
- Runner-Up Women's Doubles: 2006 (with Elke SchallElke SchallElke Schall, born 19 July 1973 in Speyer, is a professional table tennis player from Germany. She has an offensive, looping style.She competed at five consecutive Olympics from 1992 to 2008. Her doubles partner at the first four Olympics was Nicole Struse, with whom she won the European...
), 2007 (Irene Ivancan) - Winner Mixed: 2005 (with Christian Süss)
- Runner-Up Mixed: 2003 (with Oliver Alke)
Pro Tour
- Quarterfinals Marocco Open 2011
- Quarterfinals Slovenian Open 2010
- Quarterfinals Austrian Open 2010
- 3rd place Women's Team German Open 2008
- 3rd place Brazilian Open 2005
- 2nd place Danish Open 2004
- Grand FinalsITTF Pro Tour Grand FinalsThe ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals is an annual table tennis tournament sanctioned by International Table Tennis Federation at the end of the year. The tournament includes six events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, U21 men's and women's singles...
participant 2004