István Bagyula

The native form of this personal name is Bagyula István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

István Bagyula (born 2 January 1969) is a retired Hungarian pole vaulter.

Bagyula was born in Budapest and is a former world junior record holder, having equalled Radion Gataullin's 1984 record of 5.65 metres (18 ft 6 in) at the 1988 World Junior Championships. A new championship record at the time, it has not yet been beaten at the WJC. Maksim Tarasov is the world junior record holder with 5.80 metres (19 ft 0 in).

Bagyula competed for the George Mason Patriots track and field team, where he won an NCAA DI title in the pole vault.[1]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Hungary
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece – NH
1987 European Junior Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 5.30 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 19th (q) 5.00 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 14th 5.40 m
World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 1st 5.65 m (CR)
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 7th 5.60 m
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 6th 5.60 m
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 6th 5.30 m
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 5.50 m
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 5.60 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 10th 5.20 m
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 1st 5.80 m UR
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd 5.90 m
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 2nd 5.80 m
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 9th 5.30 m
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 1st 5.70 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 10th 5.70 m
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France 5th 5.70 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 5.60 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 15th (q) 5.60 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 14th (q) 5.55 m
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 1st 5.70 m
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 16th (q) 5.45 m

References

  1. ^ "LONELY AT HEIGHTS FOR BAGYULA". Washington Post. 2024-01-02. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-05-16.



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