Norbert Farkas (born April 7, 1992 in

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) is an

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from

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. He competed for

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in the

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and

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. He is 11-time Hungarian National Champion, 28-time Hungarian National Junior Champion. A team member o
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sport-management agency. He learned to ski at the age of three. He has been studying International Business at

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and was granted "A Good Student, a Good Athlete" award in 2013. Coaches are: Armin Brunner, Budai Balázs and Zakariás Zsolt. His role model is

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FIS World Ski Championship participation

Competitive History (Notable results)

2007/2008

*Hungarian University Race, Giant Slalom: 47th place (the best Hungarian) *

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points at the end of the season: **93.30 point in Slalom – (5th best Hungarian) **93.95 point in Giant Slalom (2nd best Hungarian) **115.21 point in Super Giant Slalom (2nd best Hungarian)

2008/2009

*FIS Junior World Ski Championship (

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, Slalom: 53rd place, 2nd place in Junior I. category *European Youth Olympic Festival (Szczyrk), Slalom: 34th place (the best Hungarian) *FIS World Ski Championship (Val d’Isére): qualification races *Hungarian University Race, Giant Slalom : 41st place (2nd best Hungarian) *FIS points at the end of the season: **76.79 point in Slalom (4th best Hungarian) **79.65 point in Giant Slalom (3rd best Hungarian) **123.60 point in Super Giant Slalom (3rd best Hungarian)

2009/2010

* Member of the Hungarian Qualification Team for XXI. Winter Olympic Games (

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) * FIS Junior World Ski Championship, Slalom: 41st place (the best Hungarian) * Hungarian National Championship, Giant Slalom: 2 gold medals * Hungarian University Race, Giant Slalom: 33rd place (the best Hungarian) *FIS points at the end of the season: **62.01 point in Slalom (3rd best Hungarian) **74.20 point in Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian) **88.68 point in Super Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian)

2010/2011

*FIS Junior World Ski Championship (Crans Montana), Giant Slalom: 63rd place (the best Hungarian) *FIS World Championship (Garmisch-Partenkirchen), Giant Slalom: qualified as 39th (the best Hungarian); race place: 63rd *Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: gold and silver medals *FIS points at the end of the season: **59.92 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian) **66.19 point in Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian) **99.75 point in Super Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian) **125.83 point in Super Combination (the best Hungarian)

2011/2012

*FIS World Cup (Schladming) *Serbian International Competition (FIS Race ), Giant Slalom: 2nd place *Hungarian National Championship: 1st in Giant Slalom, Slalom and Combination *FIS points at the end of the season: **52.32 point in Slalom (the best Hungarian) **61.78 point in Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian) **97.75 point in Super Giant Slalom (the best Hungarian)

2012/2013

*Hungarian National Championship, Slalom: 1st place *Hungarian National Championship, Giant Slalom: 1st place *Junior Hungarian Championship, Slalom: 1st place *Junior Hungarian Championship, Giant Slalom: 1st place *FIS points at the end of the season: **44.74 point in Slalom **49.72 point in Giant Slalom **112.22 point in Super Giant Slalom

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Norbert Farkas represented Hungary on men's alpine skiing events (slalom and giant slalom) at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. * Giant slalom ** BIB: 79 ** Run 1 rank: 55 ** Run 2 rank: 50 ** Final Rank: 50 * Slalom ** BIB: 94 ** Run 1 rank: 58 ** Run 2 rank: DNF

References

Sources

Felix Promotion Athlete Profile

* ttp://www.skihungary.hu/ Hungarian Ski Association

External links

Official Facebook Page
(Hungarian)
HAVAZIN Interview on 27 January 2014 (Youtube)
(Hungarian) * Article on Hungarian Wikipedia
Sochi2014 Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farkas, Norbert 1992 births Living people Hungarian male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Hungary Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Skiers from Budapest