1959 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City București
Country ROU
Held 19 – 21 September 1959
Competitors 26
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 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
Decathlon Men — Medal 1 1
100 m Women — Medal 1 1
200 m Women — Medal 1 1
400 m Women — Medal 1 1
800 m Women — Medal 1 1
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 1 1
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 0 1
High Jump Women — Medal 1 1
Long Jump Women — Medal 1 1
Shot Put Women — Medal 1 1
Discus Throw Women — Medal 1 1
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 1 1
Pentathlon Women — Medal 1 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Romania ROU 14 0 0 14
2 Yugoslavia YUG 10 0 0 10
3 Greece GRE 6 0 0 6
4 Bulgaria BUL 4 0 0 4

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Stanko Lorger YUG
200 m, Men Nikolaos Georgopoulos GRE
400 m, Men Viktor Šnajder YUG
800 m, Men Zoltan Vamoș ROU
1,500 m, Men Zoltan Vamoș ROU
5,000 m, Men Constantin Grecescu ROU
10,000 m, Men Constantin Grecescu ROU
Marathon, Men Luka Škrinjar 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 Greece GRE
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Yugoslavia YUG
High Jump, Men Cornel Porumb ROU
Pole Vault, Men Georgios Roubanis GRE
Long Jump, Men Dimitrios Manglaras GRE
Triple Jump, Men Lyuben Gurgushinov BUL
Shot Put, Men Georgios Tsakanikas GRE
Discus Throw, Men Todor Artarski BUL
Hammer Throw, Men Krešo Račić YUG
Javelin Throw, Men Alexandru Bizim ROU
Decathlon, Men Stoyan Georgiev Slavkov BUL
100 m, Women Ioana Luta-Petrescu ROU
200 m, Women Ioana Luta-Petrescu ROU
400 m, Women Anica Slamnik YUG
800 m, Women Elisabeta Teodorof ROU
80 m Hurdles, Women Draga Stamejčič YUG
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Yugoslavia YUG
High Jump, Women Iolanda Balaș ROU
Long Jump, Women Paulina Tolikofer BUL
Shot Put, Women Ana Maria Sălăjan ROU
Discus Throw, Women Lia Manoliu ROU
Javelin Throw, Women Maria Diți-Diaconescu ROU
Pentathlon, Women Draga Stamejčič YUG