Márton Kékesi
{{Short description|Hungarian alpine skier (born 1995)}}
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{{Hungarian name|Kékesi Márton}}
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| name = Márton Kékesi
| image = Marton Kekesi Portrait Ski Racer Winter Olympic Games.jpg
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| caption = Márton Kékesi Portrait for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang
| disciplines = Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, Downhill, Alpine Combined
| club = DVTK (Diósgyőri VTK)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Miskolc, Hungary
| height = 173cm
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| olympicteams = 2022 Beijing, 2018 PyeongChang, 2012 Innsbruck
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| worldsteams = 2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 2013 Schladming, 2015 Vail / Beaver Creek{{Cite web |url=https://www.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=163830&type=result&category=WSC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search&limit=50 |title=KEKESI Marton - Biographie |access-date=2015-12-12 |archive-date=2016-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220102241/http://www.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=163830&type=result&category=WSC&season=ALL&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=&Submit=Search&limit=50 |url-status=dead }}),{{cite web|url=http://sielok.hu/files/siszovetseg-ismerteto2015.pdf|title=Hungarian Team in the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships Vail - Beaver Creek 2015|website=Sielok.hu|access-date=4 February 2022}}
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Márton Kékesi (born 19 December 1995) is a member of the Hungarian national team in Alpine skiing.
Career
In January 2012, Kékesi participated at the first ever Winter Youth Olympics, at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, in the Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super Combined and Super-G disciplines,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mob.hu/vorarlberg2015/a-magyar-csapat|title=Magyar Olimpiai Bizottság - A magyar csapat|website=Mob.hu|date=17 May 2012}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.utanpotlassport.hu/2012/01/06/letettek-az-eskut/|title = Letették az esküt|website=Utanpotlassport.hu|date = 6 January 2012}} at the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2012 in Roccaraso, Italy, and in 2013, at the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada, he took the first place in the U-18 category. His best result was a 26th place in the Slalom discipline.{{Cite web|url=http://sielok.hu/rovat/hirek/cikk/kekesi-marton-gyoztes-az-ifjusagi-vilagbajnoksagon/|title = Kékesi Márton győztes az ifjúsági világbajnokságon|website=Sielok.hu| date=27 February 2013 }}
He competed at the 2015 and 2017 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Beaver Creek, US and St. Moritz, Switzerland, respectively, in the Super-G discipline.{{cite web|url=http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2015/AL/0211/2015AL0211RLR0.pdf|title=Men's Super-G Official Results|website=Data.fis-ski.com|accessdate=6 February 2015}}
He is also a multiple Hungarian champion. He has been nominated to represent Hungary in all disciplines at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. During the races, he finished in all but Super G. His best result was the 30th place in Slalom discipline. In the Slalom and Giant Slalom events he skied on custom designed skis, designed by David Kutas.{{Cite web |date=2018-02-01 |title=Egyedi Explosiv léccel versenyez Kékesi Márton |url=https://sielok.hu/rovat/silec/cikk/kekesi-marton-explosiv/ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Sielok.hu |language=hu}}
Kekesi competed in Slalom and Giant Slalom disciplines at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He was the flag bearer for Hungary, alongside Zita Tóth.
References
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| before = Konrád Nagy
| title = Flagbearer for {{HUN}}
| years = (with Zita Tóth)
Beijing 2022
| after = Incumbent
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Category:Hungarian male alpine skiers
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Hungary
Category:Sportspeople from Miskolc
Category:21st-century Hungarian sportsmen
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