Štefan Balošák (born 23 November 1972 in

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) is a Slovak former sprinter who specialised in the

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. He represented his country at the

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and

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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).All-Athletics profile
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International competitions

References

1972 births Living people Slovak male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Slovakia Sportspeople from Martin, Slovakia Athletes from the Žilina Region World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovakia 21st-century Slovak sportsmen {{Slovakia-sport-bio-stub