Béla Vágó

Birth dateOct 3, 1963

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Béla Vágó is a Hungary middle-distance runner, born on October 3, 1963. He competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.

His personal bests include 3:44.52 in the 1500m, 7:56.17 in the 3000m, 14:14.31 in the 5000m, 29:19.91 in the 10000m and 8:21.48 in the 3000mSt. He has earned 6 gold medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Hungary.

Key facts

3000 m steeplechase

8:21.48

#427 all-time

2000 Metres Short Track

5:04.84

1995 season best

8:40.96

Jun 5, 1995 · FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)

1995 season best

Age

62 years old

As of Sep 15, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 8:21.48 (#427 all-time), 2000 Metres Short Track 5:04.84, 1995 season best 8:40.96 (Jun 5, 1995, FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)) · 62 years old

Personal bests

3:44.52

7:56.17

14:14.31

29:19.91

8:21.48

3:47.11

5:04.84

5:04.84

7:56.17

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
1995	1500m	3:44.52	-	Jul 9, 1995	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1995	3000mSt	8:40.96	-	Jun 5, 1995	↓	FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED)
1994	3000mSt	8:44.14	-	Jul 4, 1994	↓	Linz (AUT)
1993	1500m-short-track	3:54.2h	-	Jan 24, 1993	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1993	1500m	3:54.2h	-	Jan 24, 1993	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1993	3000m-short-track	8:01.26	-	Feb 5, 1993	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1993	3000m	8:01.26	-	Feb 5, 1993	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1993	3000mSt	8:35.88	-	Jun 19, 1993	↓	Lisboa (POR)
1992	3000mSt	8:30.20	-	Jun 13, 1992	↓	Dijon (FRA)
1991	2000Metres	5:24.19	-	Jul 8, 1991	↑	Formia (ITA)
1991	3000mSt	8:25.61	-	Jul 15, 1991	↓	Nice (FRA)
1990	2000Metres	5:04.84	-	Feb 14, 1990	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1990	2000m	5:04.84	-	Feb 14, 1990	-	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1990	3000m-short-track	7:56.17	-	Feb 4, 1990	↑	Stuttgart (GER) (i)
1990	3000m	7:56.17	-	Feb 4, 1990	↑	Stuttgart (GER) (i)
1990	3000mSt	8:24.49	-	Jul 10, 1990	↓	Nice (FRA)
1989	3000m	7:57.3h	-	May 31, 1989	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1989	3000m-short-track	8:03.0h	-	Feb 8, 1989	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1989	3000mSt	8:22.26	-	Jul 3, 1989	↓	Stockholm (SWE)
1989	10000m	29:19.91	-	May 14, 1989	-	Budapest (HUN)
1988	2000Metres	5:27.46	-	Aug 14, 1988	↑	Gateshead (GBR)
1988	3000m	7:56.62	-	Feb 27, 1988	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1988	3000m-short-track	7:56.62	-	Feb 27, 1988	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1988	3000mSt	8:21.48	-	Sep 9, 1988	↓	Budapest (HUN)
1987	3000m	7:58.67	-	Sep 13, 1987	↑	Gelnhausen (GER)
1987	3000mSt	8:25.04	-	Jul 19, 1987	↓	Hengelo (NED)
1987	5000m	14:15.76	-	Aug 21, 1987	↓	Miskolc (HUN)
1986	3000mSt	8:36.84	-	Jun 14, 1986	↓	Bratislava (TCH)
1985	1500m-short-track	3:47.11	-	Feb 23, 1985	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1985	1500m	3:47.11	-	Feb 23, 1985	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1985	2000Metres	5:30.37	-	Aug 26, 1985	↑	London (GBR)
1985	3000mSt	8:36.96	-	Aug 30, 1985	↓	Banská Bystrica (TCH)
1985	5000m	14:14.31	-	Jul 30, 1985	↓	Hungarian Championships
1984	2000Metres	5:42.83	-	Aug 11, 1984	↑	Immenstadt (GER)
1984	3000mSt	8:34.90	-	Jul 26, 1984	↓	Budapest (HUN)
1983	3000m-short-track	8:16.86	-	Feb 27, 1983	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1983	3000m	8:16.86	-	Feb 27, 1983	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1983	3000mSt	8:45.19	-	Jun 2, 1983	↓	Budapest (HUN)
1982	3000mSt	9:00.42	-	May 27, 1982	↓	Budapest (HUN)
1981	1500m-short-track	3:59.8h	-	Feb 21, 1981	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1981	1500m	3:59.8h	-	Feb 21, 1981	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1981	2000Metres	5:39.74	-	Aug 22, 1981	↑	European Junior Championships
1981	3000mSt	5:44.71	-	Aug 20, 1981	↓	European Junior Championships
1981	3000m	8:41.1h	-	Feb 22, 1981	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1981	3000m-short-track	8:41.1h	-	Feb 22, 1981	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1980	2000Metres	5:52.5h	-	Jul 10, 1980	↑	Ostrava (TCH)

1995

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:51.46	-	Aug 22	Linzer Grand Prix, Linz
3000mSt	8:43.72	-	Aug 20	Hungarian Championships, Budapest
3000mSt	8:46.04	-	Jul 22	Veszprém
1500m	3:44.52	-	Jul 9	Budapest
3000mSt	8:43.49	-	Jun 28	Varaždin
3000mSt	8:46.25	-	Jun 11	European Cup 1st League Group 2, Turku
3000mSt	8:40.96	-	Jun 5	Hengelo Adriaan Paulen Memorial, FBK Stadium, Hengelo

1994

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:49.70	-	Jul 9	Debrecen Hungarian Championships
3000mSt	8:44.14	-	Jul 4	Linz Zipfer Meeting, Linz

1993

7 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:54.51	-	Aug 5	Hungarian Championships
3000mSt	8:35.88	-	Jun 19	Lisboa
3000mSt	8:43.62	-	Jun 15	Budapest
3000m-short-track	8:15.22	-	Feb 21	Budapest Hungarian Indoor Championships, Budapest (i)
3000m-short-track	8:01.26	-	Feb 5	Budapest (i)
3000m-short-track	8:15.7HT	-	Jan 31	Budapest (i)
1500m-short-track	3:54.2HT	-	Jan 24	Budapest (i)

1992

4 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:40.17	-	Aug 14	Budapest Hungarian Championships, Budapest
3000mSt	8:50.68	-	Jul 26	Domodossola ITA-FRA-HUN, Domodossola
3000mSt	8:30.20	-	Jun 13	Dijon
3000mSt	8:45.44	-	May 16	Budapest

1991

5 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:25.61	-	Jul 15	Nice Nikaďa, Nice
2000Metres	5:24.19	-	Jul 8	Formia
3000mSt	8:30.60	-	Jun 30	European Cup Final A, Frankfurt
3000mSt	8:46.80	-	Jun 7	Ostrava
3000mSt	8:28.07	-	May 30	-

1990

17 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:31.83	-	Sep 15	Hungarian Championships, Debrecen
3000mSt	8:33.72	-	Sep 7	Athina GPF, Athina
3000mSt	8:25.05	-	Aug 10	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Bruxelles
3000mSt	8:37.97	-	Aug 5	Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest
3000mSt	8:27.26	-	Jul 16	Barcelona
3000mSt	8:29.78	-	Jul 12	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
3000mSt	8:24.49	-	Jul 10	Nice
3000mSt	8:35.99	-	Jun 28	Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting BNP, Villeneuve d'Ascq
3000mSt	8:37.23	-	Jun 24	Dijon
3000mSt	8:36.32	-	Jun 20	Bratislava
3000mSt	8:29.03	-	Jun 10	Moskva Znam, Moskva
3000m-short-track	DQ	-	Mar 3	European Indoor Championships
2000Metres	5:04.84	-	Feb 14	Budapest (i)
3000m-short-track	8:01.15	-	Feb 11	Karlsruhe IHM, Karlsruhe (i)
3000m-short-track	7:56.17	-	Feb 4	Stuttgart (i)
3000m-short-track	8:04.68	-	Jan 27	Meeting Pas De Calais, Liévin (i)
3000m-short-track	7:59.82	-	Jan 21	Sindelfingen (i)

1989

8 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	8:27.18	-	Sep 10	Nyíregyháza
3000mSt	8:24.16	-	Sep 4	Budapest
3000mSt	8:24.02	-	Sep 1	Herculis
3000mSt	8:24.91	-	Aug 16	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich
3000mSt	8:34.24	-	Aug 6	European Cup Final B, Bruxelles
3000mSt	8:32.55	-	Jul 29	Hungarian Championships, Budapest
3000mSt	8:25.47	-	Jul 10	Nice Nikaia, Nice
3000mSt	8:22.26	-	Jul 3	Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Béla Vágó's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?

Béla Vágó's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:21.48, set on Sep 9, 1988 in Budapest (HUN), #427 on the all-time list.

Which events does Béla Vágó compete in?

Béla Vágó competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 2000 Metres Short Track.

How did Béla Vágó perform in 1995?

1995 season best: 8:40.96, set on Jun 5, 1995 in FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED).

Béla Vágó

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

1995

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1993

1992

1991

1990

1989

Honours

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