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Štefan Balošák

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Štefan Balošák
Personal information
Born (1972-11-23) 23 November 1972 (age 51)
Martin, Czechoslovakia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
ClubDukla Banská Bystrica

Štefan Balošák (born 23 November 1972 in Martin) is a Slovak former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics as well as the 1997 World Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 45.32 seconds outdoors (Atlanta 1996) and 47.06 seconds indoors (Budapest 1997).[3] The first result is the standing national record.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 27th (h) 400 m 48.57
15th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.85
Representing  Slovakia
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th 400 m 46.64
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 14th (sf) 400 m 45.59
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 18th (qf) 400 m 45.48
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st (h) 400 m 46.87
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 44th (h) 400 m 46.42
27th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.54

References

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