Péter Kelemen

Péter Kelemen (born 6 February 1999 in Szombathely) is a retired Hungarian ski jumper, who represented the Kőszegi SE club. He competed at the World Championships, Junior World Championships, and the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival. He won two bronze medals at the Hungarian national championships in 2015 and earned medals in junior categories.

Personal life Kelemen was born in Szombathely and resided in Kőszeg as of 2016. His younger brothers, Dávid and Zalán, and his father, Tamás, are also ski jumpers.

Career Early years (up to 2013) Kelemen competed in international children's competitions from a young age, participating in events like the Alpe Adria Kinder Tournee and the Children's Four Hills Tournament. His best result was fourth place in the 9–11 age category at an international event in Bad Freienwalde in August 2008, surpassing two Germans and one Bulgarian.

In July 2011, he competed at the unofficial Children's World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In the under-12 individual event, he placed 25th, ahead of one jumper each from Germany, Italy, and Latvia. In the team event for the same age group, alongside Hungarians Kristóf Molnár and Bálint Haiszán, he finished 19th, ahead of Italy's second team and a two-person Estonian team – Kevin Maltsev and .

In August 2012, he participated in the FIS Youth Cup in Hinterzarten for athletes born in 1998 or later, finishing 42nd, ahead of two Hungarians, one Czech, and one South Korean. He also won medals at Hungarian junior national championships.

In February 2014, he debuted in official FIS competitions in Râșnov, Romania, competing in two Carpath Cup and two FIS Cup events. The next day, he finished 27th, surpassing four Kazakhs, one Romanian, one Hungarian, one Bulgarian, and one Russian. These were his only FIS-level events where he scored points, earning 6 points and finishing 51st in the 2013–14 Carpath Cup overall standings. and 39th, ahead of two Kazakhs and one Hungarian. These were his final international appearances in the 2013–14 season. He was listed for another FIS Cup event the next day but did not compete.

In late January 2015, he competed in the boys' individual event at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Tschagguns, Austria,

In February 2015, at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he placed last in 64th with a 59-metre jump, trailing Georgia's by 25.5 points.

Kelemen, the second Hungarian ski jumper in the 21st century after , was entered into the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 in Falun, Sweden, alongside Hungarian female jumper Virág Vörös. In the men's individual qualification on the normal hill, his 56-metre jump placed him last in 59th, 5.3 points behind Ukraine's . He was the second-youngest competitor, behind Kazakhstan's Sergey Tkachenko. and 75th in the second, ahead of three Hungarians, one Slovak, and one Bulgarian. In September 2015, he competed in two FIS Cup events in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, finishing last in 71st in both. The 13 September event was his final FIS-level international competition. but he and other Hungarians were not entered.

After the 2015–16 season, Kelemen retired from ski jumping, citing a lack of progress and satisfaction.

World Championships Individual Event Team Place 2015 Falun – Did not qualify

Detailed World Championship results Rank Date Year Location Hill K-Point Hill size Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Points Deficit Winner NQ 21 February 2015 Falun Lugnet K-90 HS-100 Individual 56.0 m – 34.7 – Did not qualify

Junior World Championships Individual Event Team Place 2015 Almaty – 64th

Detailed Junior World Championship results Rank Date Year Location Hill K-Point Hill size Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Points Deficit Winner 64 5 February 2015 Almaty Sunkar International Ski Jumping Complex K-95 HS-106 Individual 59.0 m – 33.5 236.4 Johann André Forfang

European Youth Olympic Festival Individual Event Team Place 2015 Tschagguns – 50th

Detailed European Youth Olympic Festival results Rank Date Year Location Hill K-Point Hill size Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Points Deficit Winner 50 27 January 2015 Tschagguns K-97 HS-108 Individual 64.0 m – 54.0 217.3

FIS Cup FIS Cup event results

dq – disqualified

- − did not compete