1953 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City Athina
Country GRE
Held 28 – 29 June 1953
Competitors 24
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
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 1 1
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 4 1
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 4 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 Yugoslavia YUG 10 0 0 10
2 Greece GRE 8 0 0 8
3 Turkey TUR 3 0 0 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Milovan Jovancić YUG
200 m, Men Stefanos Petrakis GRE
400 m, Men Vasilios Sillis GRE
800 m, Men Ekrem Koçak TUR
1,500 m, Men Cahit Önel TUR
5,000 m, Men Zdravko Ceraj YUG
10,000 m, Men Osman Coşgül TUR
Marathon, Men Luka Škrinjar YUG
110 m Hurdles, Men Stanko Lorger YUG
400 m Hurdles, Men Stamatis Smyrniotis GRE
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Petar Šegedin YUG
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Greece GRE
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Greece GRE
High Jump, Men Biskinis GRE
Pole Vault, Men Rigas Efstathiadis GRE
Long Jump, Men Rade Radovanović YUG
Triple Jump, Men Rade Radovanović YUG
Shot Put, Men Petar Šarčević YUG
Discus Throw, Men Konstantinos Giataganas GRE
Hammer Throw, Men Ivan Gubijan YUG
Javelin Throw, Men Branko Dangubić YUG