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]
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]
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^. Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^ ab"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.
^. 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.
boris, baláž, born, november, 1997, slovak, competitive, archer, baláž, made, debut, slovak, national, team, nine, eventually, competed, numerous, international, archery, tournaments, spanning, 2014, summer, youth, olympics, 2015, european, games, 2016, summer. Boris Balaz born November 20 1997 is a Slovak competitive archer 1 Balaz 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 Balaz currently trains under the tutelage of head coach Miroslav Bendik for the Slovak squad while shooting at a local archery range in his native Liptovsky Mikulas Slovak Liptovsky skolsky lukostrelecky 3 Boris BalazPersonal informationFull nameBoris BalazNicknameBorkoBorn 1997 11 20 20 November 1997 age 26 Liptovsky Mikulas SlovakiaHeight1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Weight72 kg 159 lb SportCountry SlovakiaSportArcheryEventRecurveClubLiptovsky skolsky lukostreleckyCoached byMiroslav BendikUpdated on 24 February 2017 At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Balaz 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 Balaz 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 Balaz 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 Balaz prvy Slovak v programe OH Archery Balaz becomes the first Slovak to enter the Olympic program in Slovak Narodne sportove centrum 5 August 2016 Retrieved 18 February 2017 Slovensko ma na OH 2016 reprezentovat 52 sportovcov tenisti Martin aj Zelenay mozu hrat 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 Balaz vypadol v prvom kole Balaz resisted in straight sets eliminated in the first round in Slovak SME 10 August 2016 Retrieved 18 February 2017 External links editBoris Balaz at the Slovensky Olympijsky Vybor in Slovak Boris Balaz at the World Archery Federation nbsp Boris Balaz at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boris Balaz amp oldid 1156334118, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
