Benedek Oláh Explained
Benedek Oláh |
Fullname: | Benedek Márton Oláh |
Birth Date: | 29 March 1991 |
Birth Place: | Kalajoki, Finland |
Hrank: | 50 (28 June 2022)[1] |
Crank: | 84 (27 June 2023)[2] |
Height: | 1.91 m |
Benedek Márton Oláh (born 29 March 1991) is a Finnish table tennis player.[3] [4] He is the first Finnish Olympian in table tennis competition.[5]
Career
In 2016, Oláh won an ITTF World Tour title in men's singles at the Nigeria Open.[6] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Jonathan Groth.[7] [8]
2021
Benedek entered WTT Doha 2021 with a world rank of 85. He upset world ranked 69 Chen Chien-an in the second round of the qualifying draw in the WTT Contender event.[9] Benedek would lose to World Ranked 144 Andreas Levenko in the next round; however, Levenko would go on to have a highly successful tournament, including an upset of world ranked number 15 Liam Pitchford.[10]
Personal life
Oláh was born to Hungarian parents in Kalajoki, Finland, but grew up in Seinäjoki.[11] [12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Men's Singles 2022 Week #26. ittf.com. 1 July 2023.
- Web site: ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking. ittf.com. 1 July 2023.
- Web site: Benedek Oláh. olympedia.org. 1 July 2023.
- Web site: Entry List by NOC. european-games.org. 22 June 2023. 1 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230627114629/https://results.european-games.org/pdf/EG2023/TTE/EG2023_TTE_C32A_TTE-------------------------------.pdf. 27 June 2023.
- Web site: First appearance for Finland, first win, Benedek Olah acclimatises quickly. ittf.com. 21 March 2017. 1 July 2023.
- Web site: Olah seals first major title at ITTF Nigeria Open. insidethegames.biz. 22 May 2016. 1 July 2023.
- Web site: Benedek Olah . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160828155624/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/benedek-olah . August 28, 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Men's Singles - Standings . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827014737/https://www.rio2016.com/en/table-tennis-standings-tt-mens-singles . August 27, 2016 . dead .
- Web site: 2021-03-01. Benedek Olah Upsets Chen Chien-An 3-1 at WTT Doha 2021 - Edges and Nets. 2021-03-01. edgesandnets.com. en-US.
- Web site: Andreas Levenko UPSETS Injured Liam Pitchford 3-1. 3 March 2021.
- Web site: Pöytätennisammattilainen unohteli aikoinaan passeja lentokentälle – nyt matkalla Rioon. Yle. fi. 5 February 2016.
- Web site: Seuravalmentaja epäili pojan olevan väärässä lajissa – tänään Benedek Olah tekee historiaa olympialaisissa. Yle. fi. 11 August 2016.