SXN said back in August that Kaufmann would rank up quickly if she comes out to play more often.
The last time I read Kaufmann was still not a full-time player.
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パリ五輪で張本美和を破ったカウフマン「Aプランは卓球のプロ、Bプランは犯罪学の勉強、 Cプランはスポーツキャスターだった」
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/240885
世界卓球ユース女王、ドイツのカウフマン。「犯罪学者になろうと思っていた」にビックリ
https://world-tt.com/blog/news/archives/234036
(At the World Youth Championships in November, Annette Kaufmann of Germany became the first non-Asian champion. At the Paris Olympics in August 2024, she defeated Miwa Harimoto (Kinoshita Group), then ranked 7th in the world, in the team competition, attracting attention in Japan as well.
Her background is gradually becoming clearer. Her parents are from Kazakhstan, and her father, Andrei, was a professional ice hockey player, while her mother, Anna, was a professional alpine skier. They come from a sporting family.
Though both parents were winter sports experts, their two daughters (older sister Alexandra and younger sister Annette) rarely had the opportunity to ski after moving to southern Germany.
Instead, the sisters were interested in table tennis, and Annette began playing at the age of four. Her older sister, Alexandra, is four years older and a former player on the German junior team. She is currently a teacher training student majoring in history and sports. Last year, she became the youngest person to complete the A-License coaching training course.
Annette started playing table tennis because of her older sister, but she excelled academically as well. In Germany, elementary school lasts four years, followed by a choice of a five-year Haubschule, a seven-year Realschule, or a nine-year Gymnasium. Students aiming to go on to university attend Gymnasium, but there is no entrance exam system like in Japan; instead, their academic performance determines their university of choice.
As her mother said, "Annette wanted to improve in everything and always got A's in school," and even though she often missed school due to table tennis trips, she maintained her A-level grades. According to the Baden-Württemberg Sports Association website, "Table tennis was her first goal (Plan A), and her second goal (Plan B) was to become a criminal investigator in the police department, where she was interested in criminology and forensic science." It appears she also had university studies in mind.
However, in Germany, it is considered extremely difficult to balance university studies with professional athlete careers. Annette has now chosen to pursue her plan A as a table tennis player. This may be something she shares in common with the intelligent Miwa Harimoto, who is her same age.
For a long time, no European player could compete with Asian players, especially those from China, but a new star has emerged from Germany and is shining brightly.
Photo provided by TIBHAR
Published December 12, 2024)
