Gábor Balog

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Gábor Balog
Personal information
Born2 September 1990 (1990-09-02) (age 31)
Békéscsaba, Hungary
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Hungary
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London 4×100 m mixed medley
European Junior Championship (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Belgrade 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antwerp 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Antwerp 4×100 m medley

Gábor Balog (born 2 September 1990 in Békéscsaba) is a Hungarian swimmer, who competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the men's 200 metre backstroke only. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 200 metre backstroke, finishing in 5th place overall in the heats, and 5th place in his semifinal, failing to make the final.[2] He also competed as part of the Hungarian men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in different events, the 100 m backstroke and the 4 × 100 m medley relay.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gabor Balog". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gábor Balog". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.


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