Gyulai István Memorial

Gyulai István Memorial
Gyulai István Memorial
Date	July
Location	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest (2011–2013); Bregyó közi Regionális Atlétika Központ, Székesfehérvár (2014–2024); National Athletics Centre, Budapest, Hungary (2025–)
Event type	Track and field
World Athletics Cat.	World Athletics Continental Tour Gold
Established	2011
Last held	2026
Edition	16
Official site	gyulaimemorial.hu/en/

The Gyulai István Memorial – Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix (Hungarian: Gyulai István Memorial – Atlétikai Magyar Nagydíj) is an annual track and field meet that takes place at Bregyó közi Regionális Atlétika Központ in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. It was first held in 2011 at the Ferenc Puskás Stadium in Budapest, as the successor of the Budapest Grand Prix of the 1980s.^[1]^[2]

The meeting is part of an international circuit of meetings, currently under the auspices of the World Athletics Continental Tour.

The Memorial is named after István Gyulai, who died in 2006, and served as secretary of the World Athletics.

World records

Over the course of its history, one world record has been set at the Gyulai István Memorial.

World records set at Gyulai István Memorial
Year	Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality
2025	Pole vault	6.29 m^[3]	Armand Duplantis	Sweden

Meeting records

Men

Men's meeting records of the Gyulai István Memorial
Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref.
60 m	6.63 (+0.3 m/s)	Dominik Illovszky	Hungary	12 August 2025	^[4]
100 m	9.84 (+1.2 m/s)	Akani Simbine	South Africa	6 July 2021	^[5]
200 m	19.69 (−0.4 m/s)	Bryan Levell	Jamaica	12 August 2025	^[3]
400 m	43.74	Steven Gardiner	Bahamas	18 July 2023
600 m	1:15.07	Donavan Brazier	United States	19 August 2020	^[6]
800 m	1:42.96	Laban Chepkwony	Kenya	12 August 2025	^[3]
1000 m	2:16.08	Ayanleh Souleiman	Djibouti	2 July 2018	^[7]
1500 m	3:31.09	Phanuel Koech	Kenya	14 July 2026	^[8]
3000 m	7:30.96	Muktar Edris	Ethiopia	6 July 2021	^[9]
5000 m	13:24.51	Michael Kiprop Tiony	Kenya	30 July 2011
110 m hurdles	12.85 (−0.4 m/s)	Ja'Kobe Tharp	United States	14 July 2026	^[8]
400 m hurdles	47.58	Emil Agyekum	Germany	14 July 2026	^[8]
3000 m steeplechase	8:10.48	Benjamin Kigen	Kenya	2 July 2018	^[7]
High jump	2.40 m	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Qatar	2 July 2018	^[7]
Pole vault	6.29 m	Armand Duplantis	Sweden	12 August 2025	^[3]
Long jump	8.34 m (+0.5 m/s)	Ruswahl Samaai	South Africa	4 July 2017	^[10]
Triple jump	17.92 m (+0.4 m/s)	Pedro Pichardo	Portugal	6 July 2021	^[11]
Shot put	22.89 m	Joe Kovacs	United States	8 August 2022	^[12]
Discus throw	71.23 m	Kristjan Čeh	Slovenia	8 August 2022	^[13]
Hammer throw	83.64 m	Ethan Katzberg	Canada	14 July 2026	^[8]
Javelin throw	83.71 m	Marcin Krukowski	Poland	4 July 2017	^[14]

Women

Women's meeting records of the Gyulai István Memorial
Event	Record	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Ref.
100 m	10.67 (+1.3 m/s)	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	Jamaica	8 August 2022	^[15]
200 m	21.83 (±0.0 m/s)	Gabrielle Thomas	United States	14 July 2026	^[8]
400 m	49.53	Shaunae Miller-Uibo	Bahamas	2 July 2018	^[7]
800 m	1:59.33	Diribe Welteji	Ethiopia	8 August 2022	^[16]
1500 m	3:58.25	Georgia Griffith	Australia	12 August 2025	^[3]
Mile run	4:24.29	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	2 July 2018	^[7]
2000 m	5:33.76	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	9 July 2019	^[17]
3000 m	9:02.68	Sylvia Jebiwot Kibet	Kenya	20 August 2012
5000 m	15:02.83	Agnes Jebet Tirop	Kenya	4 July 2017
100 m hurdles	12.28 (+0.1 m/s)	Kendra Harrison	United States	4 July 2017	^[18]
400 m hurdles	51.68	Sydney McLaughlin	United States	8 August 2022	^[19]
3000 m steeplechase	9:20.01	Etenesh Diro	Ethiopia	3 July 2017
High jump	2.00 m	Eleanor Patterson	Australia	14 July 2026	^[8]
Pole vault	4.80 m	Nina Kennedy	Australia	14 July 2026	^[8]
Pole vault	4.80 m	Eliza McCartney	Australia	14 July 2026	^[8]
Long jump	6.94 m (+0.9 m/s)	Tianna Bartoletta	United States	8 July 2014
Triple Jump	14.15 m	Irina Gumenyuk	Russia	10 July 2013
Shot put	20.19 m	Valerie Adams	New Zealand	18 July 2016
Hammer throw	78.10 m	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	17 July 2016
Javelin throw	62.73 m	Liveta Jasiūnaitė	Lithuania	6 July 2021	^[20]

References

↑ "Inaugural Istvan Gyulai Memorial announced". IAAF. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
↑ "History - Gyulai István Memorial". gyulaimemorial.hu. Gyulai István Memorial. Archived from the original on 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
1 2 3 4 5 "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record on Budapest return". World Athletics. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
↑ "Gyulai István Memorial - Men's 60 Metres results". World Athletics. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
↑ Jon Mulkeen (6 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah, Bol and Simbine sizzle to meeting records in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
↑ Bob Ramsak (19 August 2020). "Lyles takes dash double in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 "Gyulai István Memorial 2018 Results". European Athletics. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tharp backs up world record form with 12.85 in Budapest". World Athletics. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
↑ Jon Mulkeen (6 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah, Bol and Simbine sizzle to meeting records in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
↑ Jon Mulkeen (4 July 2017). "Harrison clocks world-leading 12.28 in Székesfehérvár". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
↑ Jon Mulkeen (6 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah, Bol and Simbine sizzle to meeting records in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
↑ Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
↑ Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
↑ "Javelin Throw Result". gyulaimemorial.hu. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
↑ Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
↑ Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
↑ "2000m Results" (PDF). ČAS. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
↑ Jon Mulkeen (4 July 2017). "Harrison clocks world-leading 12.28 in Székesfehérvár". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
↑ Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
↑ Jon Mulkeen (6 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah, Bol and Simbine sizzle to meeting records in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

External links

[1] "Inaugural Istvan Gyulai Memorial announced". IAAF. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[2] "History - Gyulai István Memorial". gyulaimemorial.hu. Gyulai István Memorial. Archived from the original on 2025-08-12. Retrieved 2025-08-12.

[2025_duplantis_overview-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "Duplantis breaks world pole vault record on Budapest return". World Athletics. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.

[4] "Gyulai István Memorial - Men's 60 Metres results". World Athletics. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.

[5] Jon Mulkeen (6 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah, Bol and Simbine sizzle to meeting records in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[6] Bob Ramsak (19 August 2020). "Lyles takes dash double in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

[2018_results-7] 1 2 3 4 5 "Gyulai István Memorial 2018 Results". European Athletics. 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

[2026_tharp_overview-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tharp backs up world record form with 12.85 in Budapest". World Athletics. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.

[:0-9] Jon Mulkeen (6 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah, Bol and Simbine sizzle to meeting records in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[10] Jon Mulkeen (4 July 2017). "Harrison clocks world-leading 12.28 in Székesfehérvár". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[11] Jon Mulkeen (6 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah, Bol and Simbine sizzle to meeting records in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[12] Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[13] Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[14] "Javelin Throw Result". gyulaimemorial.hu. 4 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[15] Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[16] Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[17] "2000m Results" (PDF). ČAS. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[18] Jon Mulkeen (4 July 2017). "Harrison clocks world-leading 12.28 in Székesfehérvár". IAAF. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[19] Chris Broadbent (8 August 2022). "McLaughlin sets European all-comers' record of 51.68 in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[20] Jon Mulkeen (6 July 2021). "Thompson-Herah, Bol and Simbine sizzle to meeting records in Szekesfehervar". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

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