Kati Tolmoff (born 3 December 1983 in Tartu) is a badminton player from Estonia. She represented Estonia at the 2008 and 2016 Olympic Games. She competed in the women's singles event, where she lost to Chloe Magee 21–18, 18–21, and 19–21 in the first round. In 2016, she was the runner-up in the group K stage, lose a match to Ratchanok Intanon, and won a match to Yip Pui Yin. In September 2009, Tolmoff announced that because of a lack of money, her professional career was over.[2][3] But she returned in 2014.[4] Tolmoff also competed at the 2015 Baku European Games.[5]
Kati Tolmoff | |
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Personal information | |
Country | Estonia |
Born | Tartu, Estonia | 3 December 1983
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Michael Kjeldsen |
Women's singles | |
Highest ranking | 45[1] (22 October 2009) |
BWF profile |
Awards
edit- Estonian National Badminton Championships, women's singles, 12 times
- Estonian National Badminton Championships, women's doubles, 6 times
- Estonian National Badminton Championships, mixed doubles, 6 times
Achievements
editBWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's singles
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Croatian International | Maria Thorberg | Tatyana Bibik Olga Golovanova |
24–22, 21–15 | Winner |
2007 | Cyprus International | Ragna Ingólfsdóttir | Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurian |
12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2005 | Latvia Riga International | Kai-Riin Saluste | Helen Reino Piret Hamer |
15–9, 15–8 | Winner |
2004 | Lithuanian International | Kristina Dovidaitytė | Ugnė Urbonaitė Akvilė Stapušaitytė |
15–7, 15–2 | Winner |
2004 | Estonian International | Solenn Pasturel | Helen Reino Piret Hamer |
15–8, 16–17, 15–7 | Winner |
1999 | Lithuanian International | Piret Hamer | Katarzyna Krasowska Joanna Szleszyńska |
6–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Lithuanian International | Indrek Küüts | Dainius Mikalauskas Jurate Preveliene |
14–17, 17–14, 15–5 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Kati Tolmoff". BWF Tournament Software. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ ÕL: Tolmoff lõpetab rahapuudusel profikarjääri? Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine ERR Sport, 3 September 2009 (in Estonian)
- ^ Kati Tolmoffi karjääri jätab rahapuudus katki Tartu Postimees, 9 October 2009 (in Estonian)
- ^ "Tippsporti naasnud Kati Tolmoff teeb Madridis head turniiri". 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Birdie, baby and briefcase: Kati Tolmoff does it all". Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
External links
edit- Kati Tolmoff at BWFBadminton.com
- Kati Tolmoff at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Kati Tolmoff at Olympics.com
- Kati Tolmoff at Olympedia (archive)
- Kati Tolmoff at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)