The Balkan Athletics Championships or Balkan Games () is a regional athletics competition held between nations from the Balkans as well as other associated states, and organized by the Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations. The first games were held in Athens in 1929,Balkan Games - Philately and the most recent were being held in İzmir in 2024.Balkan Games - website
Organization The Games of 1929 were unofficial, and organized by the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS). They became formalized after 1930 and have been held regularly since, with the exception of the 1940–1953 period due to the Second World War and post-war turmoil. In 1946 and 1947, unofficial Games were organized, under the name Balkan and Central European Games, which Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary (1947) also participated.BALKAN GAMES/CHAMPIONSHIPS
SEGAS were also central to the creation of the Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in 1994 – a sister indoor event to the main outdoor competition. Balkan Games Balkan Games was held 1953 - 1980s (See: Balkan Athletics Championships). In recent years separate Balkan Championships will be held instead of Games.
Nations
(from 1929) (from 1929) (from 1929) (from 1931) (from 1946) (from 1992) (from 1992) (from 1992) (from 1992) (from 1992) (from 2006) (from 2006) (from 2013) (from 2014) (from 2014) (from 2015) (from 2016) (from 2016) (from 2016) (from 2017) (from 2018) (from 2023)
Former nations Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1940) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1990) Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2005)
Editions
NumberYearHost CityCountryEventsName:Balkan GamesUnofficial Games 1929 Athens 1 1930 Athens 2 1931 Athens 3 1932 Athens 4 1933 Athens 5 1934 Zagreb 6 1935 Istanbul 7 1936 Athens 8 1937 Bucharest 9 1938 Belgrade 10 1939 Athens 11 1940 Istanbul 1941-1952: Not Held 1946 Tirana 1947 Bucharest Name:Balkan Athletics Championships12 1953 Athens 13 1954 Belgrade 14 1955 Istanbul 15 1956 Belgrade 16 1957 Athens 17 1958 Sofia 18 1959 Bucharest 19 1960 Athens 20 1961 Belgrade 21 1962 Ankara 22 1963 Sofia 23 1964 Bucharest 24 1965 Piraeus 25 1966 Sarajevo 26 1967 Istanbul 27 1968 Piraeus 28 1969 Sofia 29 1970 Bucharest 30 1971 Zagreb 31 1972 İzmir 32 1973 Piraeus 33 1974 Sofia 34 1975 Bucharest 35 1976 Celje 36 1977 Ankara 37 1978 Thessaloniki 38 1979 Piraeus 39 1980 Sofia 40 1981 Sarajevo 41 1982 Bucharest 42 1983 İzmir 43 1984 Athens 44 1985 Stara Zagora 45 1986 Ljubljana 46 1988 Ankara 47 1989 Serres 48 1990 Istanbul 49 1992 Sofia 50 1994 Trikala 51 1996 Niš 52 1997 Athens 53 1998 Belgrade 54 1999 Istanbul 55 2000 Kavala 56 2001 Trikala 57 2002 Bucharest 58 2003 Thiva 59 2004 Istanbul 60 2005 Novi Sad 61 2006 Athens 62 2007 Plovdiv 63 2008 Bar 64 2009 İzmir 65 2010 Larissa 66 2011 Sliven 67 2012 Eskişehir 68 2013 Stara Zagora 69 2014 Pitești 70 2015 Pitești 71 2016 Pitești 72 2017 Novi Pazar 73 2018 Stara Zagora 4074 2019 Pravets 4075 2020 Cluj-Napoca 4276 2021 Smederevo 4277 2022 Craiova 4278 2023 Kraljevo 4279 2024 İzmir 4380 2025 Volos 4381 2026 Volos
Ranking Source:
YearRanking by Medals123Source1930 1931 1932-20212022 2023
Results Full Results:
Medals (1930-2023)
Source:
Indoor Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships
Race Walking Balkan Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Balkan Race Walking Championships
Masters Balkan Masters Athletics Championships
Others Balkan Mountain Running Championships Balkan Half Marathon Championships Balkan Marathon Championships Balkan Athletics U20 Championships Balkan U20 Indoor Athletics Championships Balkan U18 Athletics Championships Balkan Relay Championships
Championships records Men EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateChampionshipsPlace100 m10.11 Jak Ali Harvey1 August 20152015 ChampionshipsPitești, Romania200 m20.50 Sergii Smelyk3 September 20192019 ChampionshipsPravets, Bulgaria400 m45.36Oleksandr Pohorilko22 July 20232023 ChampionshipsKraljevo, Serbia800 m1:45.73Luciano Sušanj2 August 1974Sofia, Bulgaria1500 m3:40.40Petre Lupan5 August 1972İzmir, Turkey5000 m13:42.43Michalis Kousis1978Thessaloniki, Greece110 m hurdles13.28 Milan Trajkovic23 July 20232023 ChampionshipsKraljevo, Serbia400 m hurdles48.71Yasmani Copello22 July 20232023 ChampionshipsKraljevo, Serbia3000 m steeplechase8:22.77Florin Ionescu28 June 1997Athens, GreeceHigh jump2.31 mSorin Matei16 July 1988Ankara, TurkeyPole vault5.92 mEmmanouil Karalis27 July 20252025 ChampionshipsVolos, GreeceLong jump8.36 m Miltiadis Tentoglou20 June 20262026 ChampionshipsVolos, GreeceTriple jump17.24 mMarian Oprea13 July 200328 July 2013Thebes, GreeceStara ZagoraShot put21.50 mArmin Sinančević26 June 20212021 ChampionshipsSmederevo, SerbiaDiscus throw65.44 mIon Zamfirache15 August 1982Bucharest, RomaniaJavelin throw83.60 mAndrian Mardare20 September 20202020 ChampionshipsCluj-Napoca, RomaniaHammer throw79.16 mAléxandros Papadimitríou12 July 2003Thebes, GreeceDecathlon7995 ptsSaša Karan1990Istanbul, Turkey4 × 100 m relay39.09Ertan OzkanKayhan OzerBatuhan AltintaşRamil Guliyev22 July 20232023 ChampionshipsKraljevo, Serbia4 × 400 m relay3:03.9417 July 1988Ankara, Turkey
Women EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateChampionshipsPlace100 m10.96 Ivet Lalova2 July 2011Sliven200 m22.45 Ivet Lalova-Collio3 September 20192019 ChampionshipsPravets, Bulgaria400 m50.98Jelica Pavličić3 August 1974Sofia800 m1:56.42Paula Ivan16 July 1988Ankara1500 m4:04.56Corina Dumbrăvean24 July 2005Novi Sad5000 m15:16.47Luiza Gega20 June 20222022 ChampionshipsCraiova, Romania100 m hurdles12.26 Yordanka Donkova7 September 1986Ljubljana400 m hurdles54.23Vania Stambolova2 July 2011Sliven3000 m steeplechase9:17.89Luiza Gega19 June 20222022 ChampionshipsCraiova, RomaniaHigh jump2.01 mStefka Kostadinova6 September 1986LjubljanaPole vault4.48 mKaterina Stefanidi20 June 20262026 ChampionshipsVolos, GreeceLong jump7.14 m Mirela Dulgheru5 July 1992SofiaTriple jump14.60 m Paraskevi Papachristou20 July 20182018 ChampionshipsStara Zagora, BulgariaShot put21.11 mVerzhinia Veselinova14 June 1980SofiaDiscus throw70.20 mDaniela Costian17 July 1988AnkaraHammer throw73.97 mZalina Marghieva2 August 20152015 ChampionshipsPitești, RomaniaJavelin throw62.83 mElina Tzengko26 July 20252025 ChampionshipsVolos, GreeceHeptathlon6304 ptsEmilia Dimitrova7 September 1986Ljubljana4 × 100 m relay42.891988Ankara4 × 400 m relay3:27.391985Stara Zagora
1940 athlete naming The 1940 shot put champion was listed as Arat Ararat from Turkey. The birth name of this athlete was Sokratis Ioannidis, a Greek Orthodox born in Istanbul. Due to political friction between Turkey and Greece at that time, the Turks decided it would be more politically correct to change his name to Arat Ararat. This was the name he was known by in the athletic circles.
See also Balkan Cup Balkans Cup Balkan Basketball Championship BVA Cup Balkan Swimming Championship Balkan Badminton Championships Balkan Mathematical Olympiad
References
External links
Balkan Athletics former website BALKAN GAMES/CHAMPIONSHIPS