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]
| Benedek Oláh | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Benedek Márton Oláh |
| Born | 29 March 1991 Kalajoki, Finland |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Highest ranking | 50 (28 June 2022)[2] |
| Current ranking | 111 (8 September 2024) |
Career
editIn 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.[1][7] From this, he made history as the first Finnish Olympian to participate in the table tennis competition.
2021
editBenedek 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.[8] Benedek would lose to world-ranked number 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.[9]
Personal life
editOláh was born to Hungarian parents in Kalajoki, Finland, but grew up in Seinäjoki.[10][11]
He is a 29-time Finnish national table tennis champion – 12-time champion in singles and 6-time champion in mixed doubles.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Benedek Olah". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Men's Singles 2022 Week #26". ittf.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Benedek Oláh". olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Benedek OLAH" (PDF). european-games.org. 8 September 2024. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "First appearance for Finland, first win, Benedek Olah acclimatises quickly". ittf.com. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Olah seals first major title at ITTF Nigeria Open". insidethegames.biz. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's Singles - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Benedek Olah Upsets Chen Chien-An 3-1 at WTT Doha 2021 - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Andreas Levenko UPSETS Injured Liam Pitchford 3-1". 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Pöytätennisammattilainen unohteli aikoinaan passeja lentokentälle – nyt matkalla Rioon". Yle (in Finnish). 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Seuravalmentaja epäili pojan olevan väärässä lajissa – tänään Benedek Olah tekee historiaa olympialaisissa". Yle (in Finnish). 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Benedek Olah". Table Tennis Media. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
edit- Benedek Olah at World Table Tennis
- Benedek Olah at Olympics.com
- Benedek Oláh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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