István Bagyula

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
1987	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
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	10th	5.20 m
1991	Universiade	Sheffield, United Kingdom	1st	5.80 m UR
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	5.90 m
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	2nd	5.80 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th	5.30 m
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	1st	5.70 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	10th	5.70 m
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	5th	5.70 m
1994	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

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

István Bagyula at World Athletics

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

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