János Bogár
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| Born | July 26, 1964 Miskolc, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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János Bogár (born July 26, 1964 in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian ultramarathon runner.
Ultramarathon career highlights
Bogár has set and held national records practically in all ultramarathon events between 6 hours and 24 hours and is the current national record holder in the 100km and the 24 hour running events.
He is best known for his six victories at the Vienna–Bratislava–Budapest Supermarathon (Vienna to Budapest Supermarathon until 2005) five-day stage race, the most prestigious road race in Central Europe in the 1990s.
The highlights of his ultramarathon career include his European Championship title in the 24-hour event earned in Szeged, Hungary in 1994, his seven victories at the 100km of Madrid, six victories at the Vienna to Budapest Supermarathon (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 ) and one at a popular 245 km race between Athens and Sparta (1991).
In 2007 János Bogár was the first runner in the history of ultra-running to come close to and even pass the world’s most notable icon of ultramarathon running, Yiannis Kouros in the course of a 212km race around Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Central Europe.
For his sportsmanship, János Bogár was awareded the prestigious Fair Play Award presented by the president of the International Committee for Fair Play Jenő Kamuti in 2009.
Personal best performances
| Event | Result | Year | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 hours | 89.3km | (2005) | Stein | |
| 50 km | 3:07:30 | (2002) | Stein | |
| 100 km | 6:31:35 | (1999) | Encs | national record |
| 12 hours | 154.000 km | (1994) | Szeged | national record |
| 24 hours | 263.172km | (1993) | Szeged | national record |
| Spartathlon | 24:15:31 | (1991) | Sparta | |
| UltraBALATON 212km | 18:50:06 | (2007) | Tihany | course record |
| Vienna to Budapest Supermarathon | 25:34:44 | (1990) | 340 km in 5 stages |
Awards
Ultra-runner of the Year 2007 – awarded by the Hungarian Ultra-running Association
Fair Play Award 2009 – presented by President of the International Committee for Fair Play Jenő Kamuti
Nominee for Ultramarathon Life Achievement Award (2011)
External sources
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1990
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1991
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1992
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1993
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1994
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1995
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1996
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1997
Bécs-Budapest Szupermaraton jegyzőkönyv, Budapest, 1998
References
Ultramarathon https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramaraton
Bogar’s list of ultraruns in the DUV database http://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultperson.php?runner=3510
Male winners of the Vienna to Budapest Supermarathon winners
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna%E2%80%93Bratislava%E2%80%93Budapest_Supermarathon#Men
Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:Ultramarathon runners
Category:Hungarian long-distance runners
