Peter Baláž (born 1974-06-13 in
Žilina
Žilina (; hu, Zsolna, ; german: Sillein, or ; pl, Żylina , names in other languages) is a city in north-western Slovakia, around from the capital Bratislava, close to both the Czech and Polish borders. It is the fourth largest city of Sl ...
) is a retired male
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
*Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
*Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe eel, ...
from
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
, who competed for his native country at the
1996 Summer Olympics in
Atlanta, Georgia
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. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Indonesia's
La Paene Masara
La Paene Masara (born 1973-11-10) is a retired male boxer from Indonesia, who twice competed for his native Asian country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. At his Olympic debut in Atlanta, Georgia, he was defeated in the quarterfinals of t ...
. He starred as himself in the 2015 Slovak film ''
Goat
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of ...
''.
References
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sports-reference
1974 births
Living people
Slovak male film actors
Flyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Slovakia
Sportspeople from Žilina
Slovak male boxers
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