Try the following array formula that needs to be entered using
CONTROL+SHIFT+ENTER...

=INDEX(B2:B10,MATCH(MIN(IF((A2:A10=D2)*(ABS(B2:B10-E2))<0,(A2:A10=D2)*(ABS(B2:B10-E2)))),(A2:A10=D2)*(ABS(B2:B10-E2)),0))

...where D2 contains the name of interest and E2 contains the date of
interest.

Hope this helps!


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