Balázs Szép

Balázs Szép
Personal information
Born (1999-11-18) 18 November 1999 (age 25) [1]
Sport
CountryHungary
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zhengzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zhengzhou Individual
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bath Relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Alexandria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Alexandria Individual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Székesfehérvár Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Székesfehérvár Individual

Balázs Szép (born 18 October 1999) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete.

Career

A member of Újpest Torna Egylet, he began competing internationally for Hungary in 2022. He won bronze in the individual event and silver in the team event at the 2022 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Alexandria, Egypt. He then won silver in the men's relay at the 2023 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Bath, England.[2]

He won silver in the men’s individual leg of the 2024 Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Budapest in April 2024.[3] Alongside Michelle Gulyas, he won the mixed relay title at the UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final 2024 in Ankara.[4]

He won silver in the individual and gold in the team event at the 2024 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in June 2024 in Zhengzhou, China. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in 2024.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Balázs Szép". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Paris 2024: if he does well, Balázs Szép can win a medal". kemma.hu. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ "UIPM 2024 PENTATHLON WORLD CUP BUDAPEST: FIRST TASTE OF GOLD IS SWEET FOR GNEDTCHIK (AIN) AND ELGENDY (EGY)". uipmworld.org. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ de Villiers, Ockert (26 May 2024). "MODERN PENTATHLON WORLD CUP FINAL 2024: HUNGARY'S MICHELLE GULYAS AND BALAZS WIN MIXED RELAY TITLE". Olympics.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Balázs Szép will also be there in the men's pentathlon final". hirado.hu. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Balázs Szép also made it to the finals of the pentathlon". 444.hu. August 9, 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.