Gábor Balogh

The native form of this personal name is Balogh Gábor. This article uses the Western name order.

Gábor Balogh

Personal information
Nationality	Hungary
Born	August 5, 1976 (1976-08-05) Budapest, Hungary
Height	1.87 m
Weight	75 kg
Sport
Club	Honvéd-Steffl
Retired	2008
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5640 pts
Medal record Competitor for Hungary Men's Modern Pentathlon Olympic Games Silver 2000 Sydney Individual World Championships Gold 1999 Budapest Individual Gold 2001 Millfield Individual Gold 1999 Budapest Team Gold 2001 Millfield Team Gold 2002 San Francisco Team Gold 2003 Pesaro Team Gold 1999 Budapest Relay Gold 2003 Pesaro Relay Silver 2000 Pesaro Individual Silver 1998 Mexico City Team Silver 2006 Guatemala City Team Bronze 2007 Berlin Team European Championships Gold 2006 Budapest Individual Gold 1999 Drzonków Team Gold 2001 Sofia Team Gold 2002 Ústí nad Labem Team Gold 2005 Montepulciano Team Gold 2006 Budapest Team Gold 1997 Székesfehérvár Relay Gold 1999 Drzonków Relay Gold 2000 Székesfehérvár Relay Gold 2005 Montepulciano Relay Silver 1998 Uppsala Team Silver 2003 Ústí nad Labem Team Silver 2007 Riga Team Bronze 2002 Ústí nad Labem Individual

Gábor Balogh (born August 5, 1976(1976-08-05) in Budapest, Hungary) is a former Hungarian modern pentathlete who won silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

He was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year in 1999 and 2001 for winning gold medals at the World and European Championships.

In 2007, he sold both of his medals in a Las Vegas pawn shop.

Awards
Preceded by Tibor Gécsek	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1999	Succeeded by Szilveszter Csollány
Preceded by Szilveszter Csollány	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 2001	Succeeded by Szilveszter Csollány

External links

• Gábor Balogh on pentathlon.org