Mátyás Balogh

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]

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
Sport
SportArchery

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. "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.
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