Mátyás Balogh Explained
Mátyás Balogh |
Nationality: | Hungarian |
Sport: | Archery |
Birth Date: | 5 October 1999 |
Mátyás László Balogh (born 5 October 1999) is a Hungarian archer.[1] [2] He competed in the men's individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] He was the first archer to represent Hungary at the Olympics since Judit Kovács and Tímea Kiss took part at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[4] [5]
Biography
As a child, Balogh also played football and took up karate.[4] He took up archery at the age of eight after seeing a demonstration of the sport at a local carnival in Szombathely.[4] After joining a local club, he became part of the Hungarian Archery Association in 2012.[4] Balogh is also a member of the Hungarian Armed Forces and competes as a full-time military athlete,[4] where he holds the rank of section leader of the Sports Squadron.[6]
In June 2021, Balogh qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo via one of the seven quota places in the final qualification tournament.[7] However, at the Olympics, Balogh was eliminated in the first round of the tournament.[8] Overall, he was ranked in 61st place,[9] out of a field of 64 competitors.[10] Despite the early elimination, Balogh said he was proud to represent Hungary at the Olympics after a gap of 25 years, and he was looking forward to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Mátyás Balogh . Olympedia . 23 July 2021.
- Web site: Balogh Mátyás nehéz ágra került az olimpiai íjásztornán . M4 Sport . hu . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: Archery: Men's individual start list (ranking round) . Tokyo 2020 . 23 July 2021 . 23 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723074058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/ARC/OG2020-_ARC_C51B_ARCMINDIVID-----------QUAL000100--.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Varrodában edz és határt véd a magyar olimpiai csapat mesehőse . Magyar Nemzet . hu . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: Az íjász Balogh Mátyás elmondta, milyen olimpiai helyezéssel lenne elégedett . Origo Sport . hu . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: Mindenkinek lehet három jó vesszője – Balogh Mátyás útja az ördöglakattól a tokiói olimpiáig . Nemzeti Sport . hu . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: Tokió 2020: az íjász Balogh Mátyás megszerezte a kvótát . Nemzeti Sport . hu . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: Egy olimpiai bajnokot lőtt magának a magyar íjász . Index.hu . hu . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: Balogh Mátyás is bemutatkozott, olimpiai bajnok következik ellenfeleként . InfoStart . hu . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: Individual, Men . Olympedia . 14 April 2022.
- Web site: Balogh Mátyás az első fordulóban kiesett íjászatban . Origo Sport . hu . 14 April 2022.