Mátyás Balogh

The native form of this personal name is Balogh Mátyás László. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Mátyás Balogh
Personal information
NationalityHungarian
Born (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Sport
SportArchery

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]

References

  1. ^ "Mátyás Balogh". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Balogh Mátyás nehéz ágra került az olimpiai íjásztornán". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Archery: Men's individual start list (ranking round)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Varrodában edz és határt véd a magyar olimpiai csapat mesehőse". Magyar Nemzet (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Az íjász Balogh Mátyás elmondta, milyen olimpiai helyezéssel lenne elégedett". Origo Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Mindenkinek lehet három jó vesszője – Balogh Mátyás útja az ördöglakattól a tokiói olimpiáig". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Tokió 2020: az íjász Balogh Mátyás megszerezte a kvótát". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Egy olimpiai bajnokot lőtt magának a magyar íjász". Index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Balogh Mátyás is bemutatkozott, olimpiai bajnok következik ellenfeleként". InfoStart (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Balogh Mátyás az első fordulóban kiesett íjászatban". Origo Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 14 April 2022.