Suzanne Elspeth (Suzy) Balogh

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(born 8 May 1973 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales) is a

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from Australia. Balogh competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in

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. She also competed in the

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Orange Sporting Hall of Fame. She also competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in

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where she won a bronze medal, and the 2006 Games in

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, where she won a gold and a bronze in the Trap events. She also reached the final of the women's trap at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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