The Balkan Athletics Championships or Balkan Games (Greek: Βαλκανικοί Αγώνες) is a regional athletics competition held between nations from the Balkans and organized by Balkan Athletics. The first games were held in Athens in 1929, and the most recent were being held in İzmir in 2024.

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.

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

Former nations

  • Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1940)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1990)
  • Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2005)

Editions

Ranking

Source:

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

  1. Balkan Mountain Running Championships
  2. Balkan Half Marathon Championships
  3. Balkan Marathon Championships
  4. Balkan Athletics U20 Championships
  5. Balkan U20 Indoor Athletics Championships
  6. Balkan U18 Athletics Championships
  7. Balkan Relay Championships

Championships records

Men

Women

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 GAMES/CHAMPIONSHIPS
  • Balkan Athletics

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Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Dreamstime

Balkan Championships

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