1961 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City Beograd
Country YUG
Held 15 – 17 September 1961
Competitors 29
Countries 5

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
20 km Walk Men — Medal 1 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 Yugoslavia YUG 15 0 0 15
2 Romania ROU 11 0 0 11
3 Bulgaria BUL 5 0 0 5
4 Greece GRE 3 0 0 3
5 Turkey TUR 1 0 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Elöd Kincses ROU
200 m, Men Elöd Kincses ROU
400 m, Men Ðani Kovač YUG
800 m, Men Ekrem Koçak TUR
1,500 m, Men Zoltan Vamoș ROU
5,000 m, Men Andrei Barabaș ROU
10,000 m, Men Ištvan Ivanović YUG
Marathon, Men Luka Škrinjar YUG
110 m Hurdles, Men Stanko Lorger YUG
400 m Hurdles, Men Ðani Kovač YUG
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Georgios Papavasileiou GRE
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Yugoslavia YUG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Yugoslavia YUG
20 km Walk, Men Stavros Chatzilaious GRE
High Jump, Men Cornel Porumb ROU
Pole Vault, Men Dimitar Hlebarov BUL
Long Jump, Men Ivan Yordanov Ivanov BUL
Triple Jump, Men Sorin Ioan ROU
Shot Put, Men Georgios Tsakanikas GRE
Discus Throw, Men Dako Radošević YUG
Hammer Throw, Men Zvonko Bezjak YUG
Javelin Throw, Men Božidar Miletić YUG
Decathlon, Men Jože Brodnik YUG
100 m, Women Olga Šikovec YUG
200 m, Women Nađa Simić YUG
400 m, Women Nađa Simić YUG
800 m, Women Florica Grecescu ROU
80 m Hurdles, Women Snezhana Kerkova BUL
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Bulgaria BUL
High Jump, Women Iolanda Balaș ROU
Long Jump, Women Diana Yorgova BUL
Shot Put, Women Ana Maria Sălăjan ROU
Discus Throw, Women Olimpia Cataramă ROU
Javelin Throw, Women Maria Diți-Diaconescu ROU
Pentathlon, Women Draga Stamejčič YUG