1956 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City Beograd
Country YUG
Held 23 June 1956
Competitors 21
Countries 4

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 0 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 11 0 0 11
2 Romania ROU 5 0 0 5
3 Bulgaria BUL 4 0 0 4
4 Greece GRE 1 0 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Angel Kolev BUL
200 m, Men Ion Wiesenmayer ROU
400 m, Men Ilie Savel ROU
800 m, Men Andrej Vipotnik YUG
1,500 m, Men Veliša Mugoša YUG
5,000 m, Men Veliša Mugoša YUG
10,000 m, Men Dimitar Dobrev Vuchkov BUL
Marathon, Men Franjo Mihalić YUG
110 m Hurdles, Men Stanko Lorger YUG
400 m Hurdles, Men Ilie Savel ROU
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Georgios Papavasileiou GRE
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Bulgaria BUL
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Romania ROU
High Jump, Men Vladimir Marjanović YUG
Pole Vault, Men Milan Milakov YUG
Long Jump, Men Srđan Savić YUG
Triple Jump, Men Sorin Ioan ROU
Shot Put, Men Todor Artarski BUL
Discus Throw, Men Dako Radošević YUG
Hammer Throw, Men Zvonko Bezjak YUG
Javelin Throw, Men Mirko Vujačić YUG