About Györgyi Balogh
Born 1948. Györgyi Balogh is a Hungarian sprinter and hurdler.
Györgyi Balogh (born 1 May 1948) is a Hungarian former sprinter. She placed second in women's 200 metres at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki and competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1968 and 1972.
Career At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Balogh competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay, only qualifying from the first round in the 100 metres, in which she was eliminated in the second round. but two years later in Helsinki she won the silver at 200 metres, running 23.26 and losing only to East Germany's Renate Stecher. In addition, she placed fifth in both the 100 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay. , her personal best in the 200 metres (22.8 from 1971) is still the Hungarian record.
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Who is Györgyi Balogh?
Hungarian sprinter and hurdler
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Györgyi Balogh was born on 1 May 1948 in Budapest.
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Györgyi Balogh is a sprinter and hurdler.
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Györgyi Balogh is Hungarian.
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