Matej Baluch gained his first international experience in 2019, when he immediately won the bronze medal in the 400-meter hurdles at the U20 European Championships in Borås in 51.26 s and was eliminated in the semi-finals over 110 meter hurdles with 13.98 s.
In 2019 Baluch became Slovak champion in the 110-meter hurdles, 2019 indoor champion in the 200-meter run and in 2020 over 60 m hurdles.
Personal best
200 meters: 21.67 s (+1.1 m / s), August 25, 2019 in Trnava
200 meters (hall): 21.61 s, February 7, 2020 in Ostrava
110 m hurdles: 14.39 s (−0.6 m / s), September 14, 2019 in Břeclav
60 m hurdles (hall): 8.12 s, February 7, 2020 in Ostrava