Hungarian Athletics Championships

Hungarian Athletics Championships
Most recent season or competition:
2012 Hungarian Athletics Championships
SportTrack and field
FounderHungarian Athletics Association
First season1896
DirectorBalázs Csillag
PresidentSándor Juhász

The Hungarian Athletics Championships (Hungarian: Atlétikai Magyar Bajnokság, Országos Bajnokság, magyar bajnokság) are an annual outdoor track and field competition organized and supervised by the Hungarian Athletics Association, which serves as the Hungarian national championships for the sport.

History

The history of competitive athletics in Hungary dates back to 1875, when the Magyar Athletikai Club (MAC) was founded and organized the first public athletics event in the country. MAC continued to hold compeititons in the next decades, and with the growing popularity of the sport they were joined by newly founded clubs which had their own contests and gave out the Hungarian champion title. These, however, were not officially recognized national championships yet and the rules were also not standardized.[1]

The turning point came in 1896, when Hungary celebrated its millennium and as part of the Millenary Feast sports events of great dimensions were held in Budapest in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I, attracting over 5,000 athletes.[1] The competition turned out to be a complete success, which gave a big boost to the athletics. A year later, on 21 March 1897 the Hungarian Athletics Association (HAA) was created and two races of the 1896 championship – the 100 yard and the 1 mile event – were approved as official competitions, making Alajos Szokolyi and František Horn the first Hungarian Athletics Championships winners, respectively. Adding long jump and shot put in 1897, and 120 yard hurdles and 440 yard in 1901 to the events' list, MAC continued to organize the championships until 1903, subsequently taken over by the HAA.[2]

Events

Venues

  • 1896 – Budapest
  • 1897 – Budapest
  • 1898 – Budapest
  • 1899 – Budapest
  • 1900 – Budapest
  • 1901 – Budapest
  • 1902 – Budapest
  • 1903 – Budapest
  • 1904 – Budapest
  • 1905 – Budapest
  • 1906 – Budapest
  • 1907 – Budapest
  • 1908 – Budapest
  • 1909 – Budapest
  • 1910 – Budapest
  • 1911 – Budapest
  • 1912 – Budapest
  • 1913 – Budapest
  • 1914 – Budapest
  • 1915 – Budapest
  • 1916 – Budapest
  • 1917 – Budapest
  • 1918 – Budapest
  • 1919 – Budapest
  • 1920 – Budapest
  • 1921 – Budapest
  • 1922 – Budapest
  • 1923 – Budapest
  • 1924 – Budapest
  • 1925 – Budapest
  • 1926 – Budapest
  • 1927 – Budapest
  • 1928 – Budapest
  • 1929 – Budapest
  • 1930 – Budapest
  • 1931 – Budapest
  • 1932 – Budapest
  • 1933 – Budapest
  • 1934 – Budapest
  • 1935 – Budapest
  • 1936 – Budapest
  • 1937 – Budapest
  • 1938 – Budapest
  • 1939 – Budapest
  • 1940 – Budapest
  • 1941 – Budapest
  • 1942 – Budapest
  • 1943 – Budapest
  • 1944 – Budapest
  • 1945 – Budapest
  • 1946 – Budapest
  • 1947 – Budapest
  • 1948 – Budapest
  • 1949 – Budapest
  • 1950 – Budapest
  • 1951 – Budapest
  • 1952 – Budapest
  • 1953 – Budapest
  • 1954 – Budapest
  • 1955 – Budapest
  • 1956 – Budapest
  • 1957 – Budapest
  • 1958 – Budapest
  • 1959 – Budapest
  • 1960 – Budapest
  • 1961 – Budapest
  • 1962 – Budapest
  • 1963 – Budapest
  • 1964 – Budapest
  • 1965 – Budapest
  • 1966 – Budapest
  • 1967 – Budapest
  • 1968 – Budapest
  • 1969 – Budapest
  • 1970 – Budapest
  • 1971 – Budapest
  • 1972 – Budapest
  • 1973 – Budapest
  • 1974 – Budapest
  • 1975 – Budapest
  • 1976 – Budapest
  • 1977 – Budapest
  • 1978 – Budapest
  • 1979 – Budapest
  • 1980 – Budapest
  • 1981 – Budapest
  • 1982 – Budapest
  • 1983 – Budapest
  • 1984 – Budapest
  • 1985 – Budapest
  • 1986 – Budapest
  • 1987 – Budapest
  • 1988 – Budapest
  • 1989 – Budapest
  • 1990 – Debrecen
  • 1991 – Budapest
  • 1992 – Budapest
  • 1993 – Budapest
  • 1994 – Budapest
  • 1995 – Budapest
  • 1996 – Budapest
  • 1997 – Budapest
  • 1998 – Budapest
  • 1999 – Budapest
  • 2000 – Budapest
  • 2001 – Budapest
  • 2002 – Budapest
  • 2003 – Budapest
  • 2004 – Budapest
  • 2005 – Budapest
  • 2006 – Budapest
  • 2007 – Bregyó-köz Athletics Centre, Székesfehérvár
  • 2008 – Budapest
  • 2009 – Budapest
  • 2010 – Budapest
  • 2011 – Athletics Center, Szekszárd
  • 2012 – Athletics Center, Szekszárd
  • 2013 – Budapest
  • 2014 – Bregyó-köz Athletics Centre, Székesfehérvár
  • 2015 – Bregyó-köz Athletics Centre, Székesfehérvár
  • 2016 – Bregyó-köz Athletics Centre, Székesfehérvár
  • 2017 – Bregyó-köz Athletics Centre, Székesfehérvár
  • 2018 – Bregyó-köz Athletics Centre, Székesfehérvár
  • 2019 – Bregyó-köz Athletics Centre, Székesfehérvár
  • 2020 – Lantos Mihály Sportközpont, Budapest
  • 2021 – Gyulai István Athletic Stadium, Debrecen
  • 2022 – Lantos Mihály Sportközpont, Budapest
  • 2023 – National Athletics Centre, Budapest
  • 2024 – Lantos Mihály Sportközpont, Budapest

Championships records

Men

Event Record Athlete/Team Date Meet Place Ref
Shot put 20.56 m NR Szilárd Kiss 26 July 2002 2002 Championships Debrecen
5000 m walk (track) 19:32.59 NR Máté Helebrandt 8 July 2023 2023 Championships Budapest [3]
4×800 m relay 7:20.6 h NR Ferencvárosi TC
János Hrenek
Imre Ötvös
Imre Deák Nagy
Béla Horváth 		29 May 1977 1977 Championships Budapest [4]
4×1500 m relay 15:09.3 h NR Tatabányai Bányász SC
Gábor Molnár
János Liczul
István Szalai
László Zöld 		25 September 1982 1982 Championships Budapest [4]

Women

Event Record Athlete/Team Date Meet Place Ref
200 m 23.06 (+0.5 m/s) NR Irén Orosz 29 July 1981 1981 Championships Budapest
100 m hurdles 12.72 (-0.1 m/s) Luca Kozák 8 July 2023 2023 Championships Budapest [5]
Pole vault 4.57 m NR Hanga Klekner 29 June 2024 2024 Championships Budapest [6]
4×800 m relay 8:35.69 NR Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club
Márta Gombos
Heléna Barócsi
Andrea Bartakovics
Katalin Rácz 		29 May 1988 1988 Championships Budapest [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Dr. Takács, Ferenc (1997). "A sportág előzményei és kialakulása hazánkban". In Krasovec, Ferenc (ed.). Száz év atlétika. Budapest: Magyar Atlétikai Szövetség. pp. 21–22. ISBN 9630494345.
  2. ^ Krasovec, Ferenc, ed. (1997). Száz év atlétika. Budapest: Magyar Atlétikai Szövetség. pp. 30–34. ISBN 9630494345.
  3. ^ "2023 Hungarian Championships Results" (PDF) (in Hungarian). Hungarian Athletics Association. 8 July 2023. p. 19. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Magyar férfi bajnokok atlétikában, váltók" [Hungarian Champions in Athletics, Men - Relays] (in Hungarian). www.kerszoft.hu. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  5. ^ "National championships round-up: Jackson clocks 10.65, Warholm blazes to 46.76". World Athletics. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Pole vault results on 2024 Hungarian Athletics Championships". Magyar Atlétikai Szövetség. 2024-06-29. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  7. ^ "Magyar női bajnokok atlétikában, váltók" [Hungarian Champions in Athletics, Women - Relays] (in Hungarian). www.kerszoft.hu. Retrieved 18 February 2012.