The 2012 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships was the 17th edition of the annual indoor track and field competition for athletes from the Balkans, organised by Balkan Athletics. It was held on 18 February at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. The competition was the first international event to be hosted at the newly-constructed Ataköy Athletics Arena, following the Turkish Indoor Athletics Championships in January and preceding the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships held in March.Greece's Filippidis on form at the Balkan Indoor Championships . European Athletics (2012-02-19). Retrieved 2020-02-03. It also marked the re-launch of the Balkan Indoor Championships under the aegis of Turkey – the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association had organised the event up to 2009 but the 2010 and 2011 championships were cancelled due to funding issues stemming from the Greek government-debt crisis.No Athens Indoor meeting this year or Balkan Indoor Games . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2015-03-04.
Results Men 60 metres 6.78 6.87 6.90400 metres 47.22 47.77 47.95 800 metres 1:50.72 1:51.43 1:51.631500 metres 3:47.74 3:52.32 3:53.273000 metres 7:42.49 7:50.61 8:02.6260 m hurdles 7.82 7.96 8.06 4 × 400 m relay Ali Ekber KayaşYavuz CanMehmet GüzelSerdar Tamaç 3:14.39 Iulian GeambazuDoru TeofilescuIoan ZaizanAdrian Drăgan 3:18.37 High jump 2.26 m 2.21 m 2.18 mPole vault 5.75 5.20 m 4.60 mLong jump 8.04 m 7.88 m 7.80 mTriple jump 16.45 m 16.43 m 16.38 mShot put 20.05 m 19.30 m 18.96 m
Women 60 metres 7.28 7.44 7.49400 metres 52.36 53.52 54.41 800 metres 2:03.80 2:05.13 2:05.33 1500 metres 4:10.75 4:10.84 4:17.86 3000 metres 9:22.20 9:32.60 9:46.1560 m hurdles 8.16 8.51 8.744 × 400 m relay Alina Andreea PanainteSanda BelgyanMirela LavricBianca Răzor 3:39.51 Özge GürlerMerve AydınEmel ŞanlıMeliz Redif 3:41.47 High jump 1.93 m 1.91 m 1.91 mPole vault 4.25 m 4.00 m 4.00 m Long jump 6.28 6.22 m 6.10 mTriple jump 14.04 m 13.70 m 13.48 m Shot put 16.74 m 16.55 m 16.22 m
References
Results 17th BALKAN INDOOR SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Men. Balkan Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-03. 17th BALKAN INDOOR SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Women. Balkan Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
External links Balkan Athletics website