Sára Mátó
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres hurdles |
Medal record | |
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Sára Mátó (born 23 December 2000) is a Hungarian hurdler. She is a multiple-time national champion in the 400 metres hurdles.[1]
Early life
Mátó took part in competitive sports from an early age and was a keen swimmer before focusing on athletics. She studied, majoring in Media and Communication, at Pázmány Péter Catholic University before later studying for a master's degree at Corvinus University of Budapest.[2][3]
Career
Mátó competed as a member of the ARAK Academy in Székesfehérvár and became the junior national record holder in the 400 metres hurdles. She was a silver medalist at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships behind Femke Bol in a national under-20 record time. She was a two-time senior champion in the event at the Hungarian Athletics Championships prior to signing for MTK Budapest in 2021. That year, she improved her personal best to 56.71 seconds, a Hungarian U23 record.[4][5]
She won a bronze medal at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China, in the 400 metres hurdles, in August 2023.[6]
She competed for Hungary in the 400 metres hurdles and the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, in June 2024, winning her qualifying heat in 55.95 seconds to reach the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles.[7][8] Later that month, she won the Hungarian national title once again, running 55.47 seconds in Budapest.[9]
She represented Hungary at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid, Spain, in June 2025.[3]
She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany. [10] Shortly afterwards, she retained her national title in 55.36 seconds at the Hungarian Athletics Championships.[11][12]
She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running 56.11 seconds without qualifying for the semi-finals.[13][14]
References
- ^ "Sára Mátó". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Our pride: Sára Mátó, athlete, BTK student". ppke.hu. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ a b "STAYING IN THE ELITE AT THE EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY DEPEND ON A FEW POINTS". Nemzeti Sport. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "SÁRA MÁTÓ CONTINUES AT MTK BUDAPEST". Futasvilaga.hu. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Sára Mátó won the European Championship silver medal with a national record". Joachapress.hu. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "athletics matches at Chengdu Universiade". news.cn. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Iuel kontrollert til EM-semifinale". fvn.no. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Hungarian Championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Takács and Palkovics doubled, Halász and Klekner won with great individual bests at the athletics championships". gazmag.hu. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Hungarian Championships". World Athletics. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "The Hungarian team is complete, seventeen will travel to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo". m4sport.hu. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.