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Krisztina Triscsuk ([ˈkristinɒ ˈtriʃt͡ʃuk]; Russian: Кристина Трищук,Kristina Trishchuk; born 17 July 1985) is a Russian-Hungarian handballer for Dunaújvárosi KKA.
Club
On 14th of May 2011, in her sixth season by Fehérvár KC, she surpassed Beatrix Balogh's all-time league scoring record, who hit the back of the net 643 times while playing for the Székesfehérvár-based club. Triscsuk entered the court against Veszprém with only one goal short to the previous record and managed thirteen goals, thus becoming the new league topscorer of Fehérvár.
International
As a youngster, Triscsuk played alongside Emiliya Turey, Lyudmila Postnova and Yekaterina Andryushina in the Russian youth national teams, however, she never made a full international appearance. Since 2004 Triscsuk lives in Hungary and in October 2012 she obtained the Hungarian citizenship. On 10 December 2012 she was called up to the Hungarian squad for the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship as a replacement for Melinda Vincze. Triscsuk made her debut a day later against Romania in a 25–19 victory, with that Hungary secured its place in the semi-finals of the European Championship.
Achievements
- European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2012
- Magyar Kupa:
- Silver Medallist: 2006
- Bronze Medallist: 2011
- EHF Cup
- Winner: 2016
Individual awards
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Topscorer: 2010/11, 2016/17
