Gábor Balog (born 2 September 1990 in

Békéscsaba Békéscsaba (; sk, Békešská Čaba; see also other alternative names) is a city with county rights in southeast Hungary, the capital of Békés County. Geography Békéscsaba is located in the Great Hungarian Plain, southeast from Budap ...

) is a Hungarian swimmer, who competed at the

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and 2016 Summer Olympics. 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. He also competed as part of the Hungarian men's freestyle relay team. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in different events, the 100 m backstroke and the medley relay.

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1990 births Living people Hungarian male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Hungary Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Male backstroke swimmers Sportspeople from Békéscsaba 20th-century Hungarian people 21st-century Hungarian people Competitors at the 2022 World Games World Games gold medalists {{Hungary-swimming-bio-stub