Sára Mátó

Sára Mátó (born 23 December 2000) is a Hungarian hurdler. She is a multiple-time national champion in the 400 metres hurdles.^[1]

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]

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]