Kostadin Lengerov
Kostadin Lengerov (born August 10, 1976 in Plovdiv ( Bulgaria )) is an Austrian table tennis player . He is European youth champion and played in the German Bundesliga.
youth
Kostadin Lengerov was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In 1992 he moved to Austria and in 1993 took Austrian citizenship. In 1991 he won the cadet title at the European Youth Championships. Three years later he was again European junior champion in singles, in doubles with Vit Dolezel (ČSSR) and mixed with Martine Hubert (Belgium) he reached the final.
Adults
From 1995 to 2005 Kostadin Lengerov took part in eight world championships . With the Austrian team, he finished fifth in 2001 and sixth in 2004 . Several times during this period he was nominated for European championships . His greatest success here was silver in 2005 with the Austrian team.
Lengerov first played for the Austrian clubs Union Wolkersdorf (1993 to 1995) and GTV Hohenacker (1995/96). In 1996 he moved to the German Bundesliga for TTF Ochsenhausen . With its men's team, he became German champion and ETTU cup winner in 1997 . In 1999 he returned to Austria and joined the SVS Niederösterreich association. From 2000 to 2004 he was Austrian national champion and winner of the Super League four times in a row with Sport Union Wolkersdorf / SVS Niederösterreich, and twice he made it to the final of the Champions League with their men's team .
His best place in the ITTF world rankings was 63rd in August and September 2003.
Private
Lengerov is married to graphic designer Ekaterina Lengerova and has two children - a son and a daughter.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | European Championship | 2005 | Aarhus | THE | 2 | |||
| AUT | European Championship | 2003 | Courmayeur | ITA | last 16 | |||
| BUL | European Youth Championship (Cadets) | 1991 | Granada | ESP | gold | |||
| AUT | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1994 | Paris | FRA | gold | silver | silver | |
| BUL | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1993 | Ljubljana | SVN | Semifinals | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2006 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 32 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2006 | Belgrade | SRB | silver | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2005 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2005 | Zagreb | HRV | silver | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2004 | Warsaw | POLE | last 64 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2004 | Cairo | EGY | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2004 | Croatia | HRV | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2003 | Malmo | SWE | last 32 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2003 | Aarhus | THE | last 64 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2003 | Johor Bahru | MAS | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2003 | Kobe | JPN | last 64 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2003 | Jeju-Si | COR | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2003 | Rio | BRA | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2003 | Croatia | HRV | last 16 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2002 | Warsaw | POLE | last 64 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2002 | Eindhoven | NED | last 64 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2002 | Magdeburg | GER | last 64 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2002 | Courmayeur | ITA | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2001 | Farum | THE | Rd 1 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2001 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2001 | Chatham | CLOSELY | Rd 1 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2000 | Warsaw | POLE | Rd 1 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2000 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | Rd 1 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2000 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Rd 1 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2000 | Chang Chun City | CHN | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 2000 | Zagreb | HRV | last 16 | Scratched | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1999 | Prague | CZE | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1999 | Linz / Wels | AUT | Semifinals | Rd 1 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1999 | Bremen | GER | Rd 1 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1999 | Melbourne | OUT | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1999 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1999 | Hopton-on-Sea | CLOSELY | Rd 1 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1999 | Doha | QAT | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1998 | Courmayeur | ITA | Rd 1 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1998 | Ji 'Nan City | CHN | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1998 | Melbourne | OUT | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1998 | Houston | United States | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1998 | Wakayama | JPN | last 16 | Rd 1 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1998 | Kota Kinabalu | MAS | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1998 | Doha | QAT | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1997 | Lyon | FRA | Rd 1 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1997 | Gdańsk | POLE | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1997 | Zhuhai | CHN | Rd 1 | |||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1997 | Chiba | JPN | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1997 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | Pro tour | 1997 | Kettering | CLOSELY | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| AUT | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | last 128 | last 32 | ||
| AUT | World Championship | 2004 | Doha | QAT | 6th | |||
| AUT | World Championship | 2003 | Paris | FRA | last 32 | last 64 | ||
| AUT | World Championship | 2001 | Osaka | JPN | Scratched | Scratched | Scratched | 5 |
| AUT | World Championship | 2000 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 9-12 | |||
| AUT | World Championship | 1999 | Eindhoven | NED | last 128 | last 16 | last 128 | |
| AUT | World Championship | 1997 | Manchester | CLOSELY | last 128 | last 32 | last 128 | 10 |
| AUT | World Championship | 1995 | Tianjin | CHN | last 128 | last 64 | Agony | 9 |
| AUT | WTC World Team Cup | 1995 | Atlanta | United States | 9 | |||
| AUT | WTC World Team Cup | 1994 | Nimes | FRA | 9 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b personal data (accessed on February 4, 2012)
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1992/10 page 38
- ↑ Table tennis sport club Vienna - Club history (accessed on February 6, 2016)
- ↑ Youth European Championships (accessed on January 7, 2016)
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1995/8 page 37
- ↑ Magazine DTS , 1996/5 Page 23
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1999/8 page 16
- ↑ Festschrift of Sport Union Wolkersdorf 1946 - 2006, pages 24-25 (accessed on February 4, 2012; PDF; 7.3 MB)
- ↑ ITTF world rankings (accessed February 4, 2012)
- ↑ Kostadin Lengerov Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed February 4, 2012)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lengerov, Kostadin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plovdiv (Bulgaria) |