Boris Baláž (born November 20, 1997) is a Slovak competitive archer.[1] Baláž made his debut on the Slovak national team at the age of nine, and eventually competed in numerous international archery tournaments, spanning the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2015 European Games, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Baláž currently trains under the tutelage of head coach Miroslav Bendík for the Slovak squad, while shooting at a local archery range in his native Liptovský Mikuláš (Slovak: Liptovský školský lukostrelecký).[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Boris Baláž |
| Nickname | Borko |
| Born | 20 November 1997 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Sport | Archery |
| Event | Recurve |
| Club | Liptovský školský lukostrelecký |
| Coached by | Miroslav Bendík |
| Updated on 24 February 2017 | |
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Baláž etched a historic mark for Slovakia as one of the country's first archers sent to the Olympic tournament, shooting only in the men's individual recurve.[2][4] Baláž managed to fire off a score of 631 points, including 18 targets of a perfect ten, for the fifty-ninth spot against a field of 63 other archers in the qualifying round, before he faced his initial challenge against the eventual champion Ku Bon-chan of South Korea, abruptly ending his Olympic debut in a harsh 0–6 defeat.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Boris Baláž". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Europe's Olympic places awarded in Nottingham". World Archery. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Lukostreľba: Baláž prvý Slovák v programe OH" [Archery: Baláž becomes the first Slovak to enter the Olympic program] (in Slovak). Národné športové centrum. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Slovensko má na OH 2016 reprezentovať 52 športovcov, tenisti Martin aj Zelenay môžu hrať" [52 athletes will represent Slovakia at the 2016 Olympics; Tennis players Martin and Zelenay are eligible to play] (in Slovak). Slovak Olympic Committee. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Archery: Men's Individual Round of 64". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "Favoritovi vzdoroval v dvoch setoch. Baláž vypadol v prvom kole" [Baláž resisted in straight sets, eliminated in the first round] (in Slovak). SME. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
External links
edit- Boris Baláž at the Slovenský Olympijský Výbor (in Slovak)
- Boris Balaz at World Archery
- Boris Baláž at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
