Vilmos Balog

The native form of this personal name is Balog Vilmos. This article uses the Western name order.
Vilmos Balog
Personal information
Full name Balog Vilmos
Nationality  Hungary
Born (1975-02-21) February 21, 1975
Mezőkövesd, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Welterweight
Club Nyíregyházi Vasutas Sport Club

Vilmos Balog (born February 21, 1975 in Mezőkövesd, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) is a male boxer from Hungary, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was stopped in the second round of the men's welterweight division ( 69 kg) by Colombia's Juan Camilo Novoa.

Coached by former Olympian boxer András Botos he qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In the final he defeated Ukraine's Viktor Polyakov.

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