Margareta Keszeg

ROUWomen

Birth dateAug 31, 1965

BirthplaceMediaș, Romania

Height1.65 m

Weight51 kg

Margareta Keszeg (born 31 August 1965) is a retired middle distance runner from Romania.

She won several medals in European and World Indoor Championships over 3000 metres, including winning the 1992 European Indoor Championships.

Her personal best time of 8:39.94 was set in 1992. Their accomplishments on the track have contributed to the sport's history and inspired athletes in their discipline. Their dedication to training and competition exemplifies the commitment required to reach elite levels of athletics. Their athletic achievements and dedication to the sport have made them a notable figure in track and field history.

Key facts

3000 m

8:39.94

#257 all-time

Mile

4:24.02

1998 season best

16:30.00

Jun 1, 1998 · Bugeat (FRA)

Age

61 years old

As of Oct 2, 2026: 3000 m 8:39.94 (#257 all-time), Mile 4:24.02, 1998 season best 16:30.00 (Jun 1, 1998, Bugeat (FRA)) · 61 years old

Personal bests

800m

2:09.59

1500m

4:05.29

#550 all-time

Mile

4:24.02

3000m

8:39.94

#257 all-time

5000m

16:30.00

1500m-short-tracki

4:17.36

1500m-short-track

4:17.36

3000m-short-tracki

8:48.70

3000m-short-track

8:49.61

mile-short-tracki

4:30.04

mile-short-track

4:30.04

2Milesi

9:41.07

2MilesShor

9:41.07

2MilesShori

9:41.07

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
1998	5000m	16:30.00	-	Jun 1, 1998	-	Bugeat (FRA)
1994	3000mi	8:55.61	-	Mar 11, 1994	↑	European Indoor Championships, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (i)
1994	3000m-short-tracki	8:55.61	-	Mar 11, 1994	↑	European Indoor Championships, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (i)
1994	CrossCount	21:06	-	Mar 26, 1994	↓	22nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1993	mile-short-tracki	4:30.43	-	Feb 7, 1993	↓	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
1993	mile-short-track	4:30.43	-	Feb 7, 1993	↓	-
1993	Milei	4:30.43	-	Feb 7, 1993	↓	Fairfax, VA (USA) (i)
1993	3000m	8:48.59	-	Aug 1, 1993	↑	Köln (GER)
1993	3000m-short-tracki	9:02.89	-	Mar 13, 1993	↑	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
1992	1500m	4:10.83	-	Aug 19, 1992	↑	Zürich (SUI)
1992	Mile	4:31.20	-	Jul 8, 1992	↓	Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI)
1992	3000m	8:39.94	-	Jul 15, 1992	↑	Nice (FRA)
1992	3000m-short-tracki	8:59.80	-	Feb 28, 1992	↑	European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Genova (i)
1991	1500m	4:11.02	-	Jul 10, 1991	↑	Lausanne (SUI)
1991	Mile	4:24.02	-	Jul 6, 1991	↓	Oslo (NOR)
1991	mile-short-track	4:31.62	-	Feb 8, 1991	↓	-
1991	mile-short-tracki	4:31.62	-	Feb 8, 1991	↓	East Rutherford, NJ (USA) (i)
1991	3000m	8:42.02	-	Aug 26, 1991	↑	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo
1991	3000m-short-track	8:49.61	-	Feb 22, 1991	↑	-
1991	3000m-short-tracki	8:49.61	-	Feb 22, 1991	↑	New York, NY (USA) (i)
1990	1500m	4:06.13	-	Aug 19, 1990	↑	Köln (GER)
1990	Mile	4:28.65	-	Jun 20, 1990	↓	Bratislava (TCH)
1990	mile-short-tracki	4:30.04	-	Feb 16, 1990	↓	Inglewood, CA (USA) (i)
1990	mile-short-track	4:30.04	-	Feb 16, 1990	↓	-
1990	3000m	8:48.04	-	Aug 29, 1990	↑	Split European Championships
1990	3000m-short-track	8:51.59	-	Feb 9, 1990	↑	-
1990	3000m-short-tracki	8:51.59	-	Feb 9, 1990	↑	East Rutherford, NJ (USA) (i)
1989	1500m	4:11.89	-	Sep 16, 1989	↑	Bucureşti (ROU)
1989	1500m-short-track	4:17.36	-	Jan 14, 1989	↑	-
1989	1500m-short-tracki	4:17.36	-	Jan 14, 1989	↑	Bacãu (ROU) (i)
1989	3000m	8:44.33	-	Jul 10, 1989	↑	Nice (FRA)
1989	3000m-short-tracki	8:48.70	-	Mar 4, 1989	↑	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Budapest Sportcsarnok, Budapest (i)
1989	3000m-short-track	9:05.83	-	Feb 5, 1989	↑	-
1988	1500m	4:18.52	-	Aug 14, 1988	↑	Pitesti (ROU)
1988	3000m	8:59.77	-	Jun 7, 1988	↑	Paris-St-Denis (FRA)
1987	1500m	4:07.26	-	Jun 13, 1987	↑	Bucureşti (ROU)
1987	1500m-short-track	4:20.25	-	Feb 7, 1987	↑	-
1987	1500m-short-tracki	4:20.25	-	Feb 7, 1987	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1987	3000m	8:52.81	-	Jul 6, 1987	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1987	3000m-short-tracki	9:20.52	-	Feb 8, 1987	↑	Budapest (HUN) (i)
1987	3000m-short-track	9:20.52	-	Feb 8, 1987	↑	-
1986	1500m	4:04.49	-	Jun 28, 1986	↑	Budapest (HUN)
1986	3000m-short-track	8:56.38	-	Feb 8, 1986	↑	-
1986	3000m-short-tracki	8:56.38	-	Feb 8, 1986	↑	East Rutherford, NJ (USA) (i)
1986	3000mi	8:56.38	-	Feb 8, 1986	↑	East Rutherford, NJ (USA) (i)
1986	2MilesShor	9:41.07	-	Feb 28, 1986	→	-
1986	2Milesi	9:41.07	-	Feb 28, 1986	-	New York, NY (USA) (i)
1986	2MilesShori	9:41.07	-	Feb 28, 1986	→	New York, NY (USA) (i)
1985	1500m-short-tracki	4:21.02	-	Jan 19, 1985	↑	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (FRA) (i)
1985	1500m-short-track	4:21.02	-	Jan 19, 1985	↑	-
1985	1500mi	4:21.02	-	Jan 19, 1985	↑	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (FRA) (i)
1984	CrossCount	17:02	-	Mar 25, 1984	↓	12th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
1983	1500m	4:13.17	-	Aug 27, 1983	↑	European Junior Championships, Rudolf Tonn Stadion, Schwechat
1982	800m	2:09.59	-	Aug 8, 1982	-	Łódź (POL)
1982	1500m	4:25.30	-	Aug 7, 1982	↑	Łódź (POL)

1998

1 performance

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5000m	16:30.00	-	Jun 1	Bugeat

1994

2 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
CrossCount	21:06	-	Mar 26	22nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
3000m-short-tracki	8:55.61	-	Mar 11	European Indoor Championships, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris (i)

1993

11 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000m	8:51.20	-	Sep 10	London IAAF Grand Prix Final
3000m	8:57.07	-	Sep 3	Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Bruxelles
3000m	8:59.21	-	Aug 14	IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
3000m	8:53.55	-	Aug 4	Weltklasse Zürich, Zürich
3000m	8:48.59	-	Aug 1	Köln ASV Sportfest der Weltklasse, Köln
3000m	8:53.00	-	Jul 21	Nice Nikaïa, Nice
3000m	8:57.48	-	Jul 10	Oslo Bislett Games, Oslo
3000m	8:51.17	-	Jul 7	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
3000m-short-tracki	9:02.89	-	Mar 13	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
3000m-short-tracki	9:02.89	-	Mar 12	IAAF World Indoor Championships, The Sky Dome, Toronto (i)
mile-short-track	4:30.43	-	Feb 7	Fairfax, VA (i)

1992

9 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000m	9:09.03	-	Sep 27	La Habana IAAF World Cup, Estadio Panamericano, La Habana
1500m	4:10.83	-	Aug 19	Weltklasse Zürich, Zürich
3000m	9:03.16	-	Aug 2	The XXV Olympic Games, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
3000m	8:47.24	-	Jul 31	The XXV Olympic Games, Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona
3000m	8:39.94	-	Jul 15	Nice NIkaďa, Nice
Mile	4:31.20	-	Jul 8	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
3000m	8:40.97	-	Jun 28	Adriaan Paulen Memorial, Hengelo
3000m-short-tracki	8:59.80	-	Mar 1	European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Genova (i)
3000m-short-tracki	8:59.80	-	Feb 28	European Indoor Championships, Palazzo dello Sport, Genova (i)

1991

14 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000m	8:42.02	-	Aug 26	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo
3000m	8:50.61	-	Aug 24	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo
3000m	8:42.02	-	Aug 24	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Tokyo
3000m	8:46.52	-	Aug 7	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich
3000m	8:54.90	-	Jul 20	New York, NY
3000m	8:44.76	-	Jul 15	Nice Nikaďa, Nice
1500m	4:11.02	-	Jul 10	Athletissima Lausanne, Lausanne
Mile	4:24.02	-	Jul 6	Oslo Bislett Games, Oslo
3000m	8:42.42	-	Jul 3	Stockholm DN Galan, Stockholm
3000m	8:44.47	-	Jun 29	European Cup Final A, Frankfurt
3000m-short-tracki	8:51.51	-	Mar 9	IAAF World Indoor Championships
3000m-short-tracki	8:51.51	-	Mar 8	IAAF World Indoor Championships
3000m-short-track	8:49.61	-	Feb 22	New York, NY (i)
mile-short-track	4:31.62	-	Feb 8	East Rutherford, NJ (i)

1990

13 performances

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:08.99	-	Sep 7	Athina GPF, Athina
3000m	8:48.04	-	Aug 29	Split European Championships
3000m	8:48.04	-	Aug 27	Split European Championships
3000m	8:57.42	-	Aug 27	Split European Championships
1500m	4:06.13	-	Aug 19	Köln
Mile	4:31.20	-	Aug 15	Weltklasse Zürich, Zürich
3000m	8:56.12	-	Aug 5	Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest
1500m	4:09.49	-	Jul 12	Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
1500m	4:07.93	-	Jul 10	Nice
1500m	4:07.10	-	Jun 28	Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting BNP, Villeneuve d'Ascq
Mile	4:28.65	-	Jun 20	Bratislava
3000m	9:12.93	-	May 27	Bucuresti, Bucureşti
3000m-short-tracki	8:57.50	-	Mar 3	European Indoor Championships

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Margareta Keszeg's 3000 m personal best?

Margareta Keszeg's 3000 m personal best is 8:39.94, set on Jul 15, 1992 in Nice (FRA), #257 on the all-time list.

Which events does Margareta Keszeg compete in?

Margareta Keszeg competes in the 3000 m and Mile.

How did Margareta Keszeg perform in 1998?

1998 season best: 16:30.00, set on Jun 1, 1998 in Bugeat (FRA).

Margareta Keszeg

Personal bests

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Season bests

1998

1994

1993

1992

1991

1990

Honours

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