Hungarian pole vaulter
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).
International competitions [ edit ] 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
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