1940 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City İstanbul
Country TUR
Held 5 – 6 October 1940
Competitors 16
Countries 3

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 1 1
200 m Men — Medal 1 1
400 m Men — Medal 1 1
800 m Men — Medal 1 1
1,500 m Men — Medal 1 1
5,000 m Men — Medal 1 1
10,000 m Men — Medal 1 1
Marathon Men — Medal 1 1
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 1 1
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 1 1
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 0 1
Medley Relay Men — Medal 0 1
High Jump Men — Medal 1 1
Pole Vault Men — Medal 1 1
Long Jump Men — Medal 1 1
Triple Jump Men — Medal 1 1
Shot Put Men — Medal 1 1
Discus Throw Men — Medal 1 1
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 1 1
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 1 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Greece GRE 9 0 0 9
2 Turkey TUR 6 0 0 6
3 Yugoslavia YUG 5 0 0 5

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Aleksandar Stevanović YUG
200 m, Men Melih Kotanca TUR
400 m, Men Melih Kotanca TUR
800 m, Men Rıza Maksut İşman TUR
1,500 m, Men Zmagoslav Košir YUG
5,000 m, Men Vasilios Mavrapostolos GRE
10,000 m, Men Athanasios Ragazos GRE
Marathon, Men Athanasios Ragazos GRE
110 m Hurdles, Men Khristos Mantikas GRE
400 m Hurdles, Men Faik Önem TUR
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Turkey TUR
Medley Relay, Men Greece GRE
High Jump, Men Nikos Lekatsas GRE
Pole Vault, Men Georgios Thanos GRE
Long Jump, Men Dragutin Lazarević YUG
Triple Jump, Men Ioannis Palamiotis GRE
Shot Put, Men Ararat Arat TUR
Discus Throw, Men Nikolaos Syllas GRE
Hammer Throw, Men Milan Stepišnik YUG
Javelin Throw, Men Darko Mausar YUG