Vilmos Balog
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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Balog Vilmos |
| Nationality |  |
| Born | February 21, 1975 Mezőkövesd, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Club | Nyíregyházi Vasutas Sport Club |
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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