Ilona Pál

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Birth dateOct 21, 1954

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Ilona Pál is a Hungary sprinter, born on October 21, 1954. She competes primarily in the 100m, 200m and 400m.

Her personal bests include 11.7h in the 100m, 23.5h in the 200m, 51.50 in the 400m, 2:06.31 in the 800m and 3:27.9h in the 4x400m. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Hungary.

Key facts

400 m

51.50

#664 all-time

200 m

23.5h

1987 season best

54.05

Jun 6, 1987 · Budapest (HUN)

Record

National record · 400 m 51.50

National record

Age

71 years old

As of Oct 3, 2026: 400 m 51.50 (#664 all-time), 200 m 23.5h, 1987 season best 54.05 (Jun 6, 1987, Budapest (HUN)) · National record (400 m) · 71 years old

Personal bests

11.7HT

23.5HT

51.50

2:06.31

4x400m

3:27.9HT

400m-short-tracki

53.26

400m-short-track

53.60

200m-short-tracki

24.47

200m-short-track

24.47

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
1987	400m	54.05	-	Jun 6, 1987	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1987	4x400m	3:34.36	-	Jun 28, 1987	↓	Göteborg (SWE)
1986	200m	23.80	-	Aug 9, 1986	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1986	400m	52.51	-	Aug 15, 1986	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1986	400m-short-track	54.24	-	Feb 1, 1986	↑	-
1986	400m-short-tracki	54.24	-	Feb 1, 1986	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1986	4x400m	3:33.53	-	Jun 29, 1986	↓	Linz (AUT)
1985	200m	24.02	+1.8	Jul 30, 1985	↑	Hungarian Championships
1985	400m	52.72	-	Jul 13, 1985	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1985	800m	2:06.31	-	Jul 3, 1985	↑	Ravenna (ITA)
1985	4x400m	3:30.71	-	Aug 11, 1985	↓	Budapest (HUN)
1983	200m	24.74	-	May 21, 1983	↑	Schwechat (AUT)
1983	400m	53.00	-	Sep 6, 1983	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1983	800m	2:08.3h	-	Sep 11, 1983	↑	Debrecen (HUN)
1983	4x400m	3:33.92	-	Jun 11, 1983	↓	Maribor (SLO)
1982	200m	24.11	-	Aug 6, 1982	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1982	200m-short-tracki	24.47	-	Feb 27, 1982	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1982	200m-short-track	24.47	-	Feb 27, 1982	↑	-
1982	400m	52.38	-	Aug 20, 1982	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1982	400m-short-tracki	53.60	-	Feb 20, 1982	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1982	400m-short-track	53.60	-	Feb 20, 1982	↑	-
1982	4x400m	3:31.03	-	Jul 4, 1982	↓	Arles (FRA)
1981	200m	24.40	-	Jan 21, 1981	↑	Hamilton (NZL)
1981	400m	52.95	-	Sep 23, 1981	↑	Wien (AUT)
1981	4x400m	3:32.60	-	Sep 3, 1981	↓	Budapest (HUN)
1980	100m	11.84	+2.1	May 24, 1980	↓	Schwechat (AUT)
1980	200m	23.87	-	Jul 17, 1980	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1980	400m	51.50	-	Aug 11, 1980	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1980	400m-short-tracki	53.26	-	Mar 1, 1980	↑	European Indoor Championships, Glaspalast, Sindelfingen (i)
1980	400m-short-track	54.4h	-	Feb 23, 1980	↑	-
1980	800m	2:07.5h	-	Sep 6, 1980	↑	Innsbruck (AUT)
1980	4x400m	3:27.9h	-	Aug 1, 1980	↓	Warszawa (POL)
1979	100m	11.7h	-	Jul 14, 1979	↓	Budapest (HUN)
1979	200m	23.5h	-	Jul 15, 1979	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1979	400m	52.09	-	Sep 9, 1979	↑	Ciudad de México (MEX)
1979	4x400m	3:32.5h	-	Jul 21, 1979	↓	Antony (FRA)
1978	100m	11.8h	-	Sep 23, 1978	↓	Hatvan (HUN)
1978	200m	23.79	-	Jul 23, 1978	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1978	200m-short-track	24.5h	-	Feb 22, 1978	↑	-
1978	200m-short-tracki	24.5h	-	Feb 22, 1978	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1978	400m	52.63	-	Jul 21, 1978	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1978	400m-short-track	53.95	-	Feb 25, 1978	↑	-
1978	400m-short-tracki	53.95	-	Feb 25, 1978	↑	Sofia (BUL) (i)
1978	4x400m	3:30.7h	-	Sep 2, 1978	↓	Praha European Championships, Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha
1977	200m	24.1h	-	Jun 1, 1977	↑	Banská Bystrica (TCH)
1977	400m	53.75	-	Aug 26, 1977	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1977	400m-short-track	55.4h	-	Feb 23, 1977	↑	-
1977	400m-short-tracki	55.4h	-	Feb 23, 1977	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1976	400m	54.2h	-	Sep 29, 1976	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1975	200m	24.8h	+0.8	Jun 22, 1975	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1975	400m	55.8h	-	Jul 19, 1975	↑	Budapest (HUN)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	54.09	-	Sep 13	Wien
4x400m	3:34.36	-	Jun 28	European Cup Final B, Göteborg
400m	54.79	-	Jun 18	Lüdenscheid
4x400m	3:38.38	-	Jun 18	Lüdenscheid
400m	54.05	-	Jun 6	Budapest

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x400m	3:36.35	-	Sep 18	Praha TCH-HUN Match, Praha
200m	24.25	-2.2	Aug 16	Hungarian Championships, Budapest
400m	52.51	-	Aug 15	Hungarian Championships, Budapest
200m	23.80	-	Aug 9	Budapest
4x400m	3:33.53	-	Jun 29	Linz
400m	53.69	-	Jun 28	Linz
4x400m	3:39.59	-	Jun 19	Verona
400m	52.98	-	Jun 19	Verona
400m	53.21	-	Jun 3	Grudziadz
400m-short-track	54.24	-	Feb 1	Budapest HUN-ITA Indoor Match, Budapest (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
4x400m	3:30.71	-	Aug 11	European Cup Final B, Budapest
200m	24.02	+1.8	Jul 30	Hungarian Championships
400m	52.89	-	Jul 29	Hungarian Championships, Budapest
4x400m	3:32.79	-	Jul 24	Helsinki
400m	53.97	-	Jul 23	Helsinki
4x400m	3:33.76	-	Jul 14	Budapest
400m	52.72	-	Jul 13	Budapest
800m	2:06.31	-	Jul 3	Ravenna

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
800m	2:08.3HT	-	Sep 11	Debrecen
400m	53.00	-	Sep 6	Budapest
4x400m	3:34.35	-	Aug 21	European Cup Final A, London
4x400m	3:35.08	-	Jul 24	Sofia
400m	53.39	-	Jul 23	Sofia
4x400m	3:37.22	-	Jul 17	Dresden
400m	53.57	-	Jul 16	Dresden
400m	53.69	-	Jul 2	Budapest NC, Budapest
4x400m	3:35.9HT	-	Jun 18	Schwechat
4x400m	3:33.92	-	Jun 11	Maribor
400m	53.37	-	Jun 11	Maribor
200m	24.74	-	May 21	Schwechat

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
200m	24.44	-2.1	Aug 26	Budapest NC, Budapest
400m	53.63	-	Aug 25	Budapest NC, Budapest
4x400m	3:32.01	-	Aug 21	Budapest vHUN, Budapest
400m	52.38	-	Aug 20	Budapest vHUN, Budapest
200m	24.11	-	Aug 6	Budapest
4x400m	3:31.03	-	Jul 4	Arles
400m	53.00	-	Jul 3	Arles
4x400m	3:31.14	-	Jun 27	Budapest
400m	52.66	-	Jun 26	Budapest
4x400m	3:31.27	-	Jun 13	Debrecen
400m	53.09	-	Jun 12	Debrecen
200m-short-track	24.47	-	Feb 27	Budapest NC, Budapest (i)
400m-short-track	53.92	-	Feb 26	Budapest NC, Budapest (i)
400m-short-track	53.60	-	Feb 20	Budapest (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
400m	52.95	-	Sep 23	Wien

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Ilona Pál's 400 m personal best?

Ilona Pál's 400 m personal best is 51.50, set on Aug 11, 1980 in Budapest (HUN), #664 on the all-time list.

Which events does Ilona Pál compete in?

Ilona Pál competes in the 400 m and 200 m.

How did Ilona Pál perform in 1987?

1987 season best: 54.05, set on Jun 6, 1987 in Budapest (HUN).

Ilona Pál

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

1987

1986

1985

1983

1982

1981

Honours

Frequently asked questions