Hungarian pole vaulter (born 1969)
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 [ edit ]
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing Hungary
1986
World Junior Championships
Athens, Greece
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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 [ edit ]