Benedek Oláh

Benedek Oláh (born 29 March 1991) is a Finnish table tennis player. 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][2] Benedek was born to Hungarian parents in Kalajoki, Finland, but grew up in Seinäjoki.[3][4]

Career

2021

Benedek 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.[5] Benedek would lose to World Ranked 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.[6]

References
  1. "Benedek Olah". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Men's Singles - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. Pöytätennisammattilainen unohteli aikoinaan passeja lentokentälle – nyt matkalla Rioon (in Finnish) Yle
  4. Seuravalmentaja epäili pojan olevan väärässä lajissa – tänään Benedek Olah tekee historiaa olympialaisissa (in Finnish) Yle
  5. "Benedek Olah Upsets Chen Chien-An 3-1 at WTT Doha 2021 - Edges and Nets". edgesandnets.com. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  6. "Andreas Levenko UPSETS Injured Liam Pitchford 3-1". 3 March 2021.


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