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Athletics · Pole vault · Hungary

István Bagyula

1987–2000 · World Championship silver medallist in Tokyo 1991 and Hungarian record holder.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
74.9
Cultural & brand footprint 48/100 · total legacy 69.3
World Championship medals
1
Personal best (m)
5.9
NCAA titles
2
Olympic Games contested
3
Hungarian national titles
6

Category profile

Dominance
68
Peak
84
Longevity
78
Honours
72
Statistics
74

Career timeline · Major golds per season

SeasonMajor golds per seasonShare of career
198752
198864
198976
199088
199196
199284
199380
199476
199572
199666
199760
199854
199948
200042

Data sources

  • World Athletics
  • Olympedia
  • European Athletics

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why István Bagyula ranks #269 in Athletics

István Bagyula ranks 269th among Athletics athletes on GOAT Rank and 2862nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 84, Longevity 78, Honours 72, Statistics 74. Those categories are normalised against the full Athletics reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1987–2000 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1991, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world championship medals 1, personal best (m) 5.9, ncaa titles 2, olympic games contested 3.

Immediately ahead sits Dick Fosbury on 75.5, a gap of 0.6 points. Directly behind is Kebede Balcha on 76.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

István Bagyula GOAT Score explained

Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Bagyula stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Athletics cohort.
Peak84/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1991. Scored 84/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours72/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.

István Bagyula — frequently asked

Is István Bagyula the GOAT?
Not on the current data. István Bagyula ranks 269th in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 74.9, behind Usain Bolt on 93.2.
What is István Bagyula's GOAT Score?
74.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does István Bagyula rank all time?
2862nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 269th within Athletics.
István Bagyula vs Dick Fosbury: who ranks higher?
Dick Fosbury, on 75.5 against István Bagyula's 74.9 — a margin of 0.6 points.
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