1966 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City Sarajevo
Country YUG
Held 15 – 18 September 1966
Competitors 30
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 Romania ROU 13 0 0 13
2 Yugoslavia YUG 12 0 0 12
3 Bulgaria BUL 8 0 0 8
4 Greece GRE 1 0 0 1
= Turkey TUR 1 0 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Ivan Karasi YUG
200 m, Men Gheorghe Zamfirescu ROU
400 m, Men Zlatko Valchev BUL
800 m, Men Jože Međimurec YUG
1,500 m, Men Simo Važić YUG
5,000 m, Men Zoltan Vamoș ROU
10,000 m, Men Franc Červan YUG
Marathon, Men İsmail Akçay TUR
110 m Hurdles, Men Milad Petrušić YUG
400 m Hurdles, Men Valeriu Jurcă ROU
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Zoltan Vamoș ROU
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Yugoslavia YUG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Bulgaria BUL
20 km Walk, Men Leonida Caraiosifoglu ROU
High Jump, Men Alexandru Spiridon ROU
Pole Vault, Men Khristos Papanikolaou GRE
Long Jump, Men Adrian Samungi ROU
Triple Jump, Men Șerban Ciochină ROU
Shot Put, Men Tomislav Šuker YUG
Discus Throw, Men Todor Artarski BUL
Hammer Throw, Men Gheorghe Costache ROU
Javelin Throw, Men Gheorghe Popescu ROU
Decathlon, Men Vasile Muresan ROU
100 m, Women Ljiljana Petnjarić YUG
200 m, Women Ljiljana Petnjarić YUG
400 m, Women Ika Maričić YUG
800 m, Women Vera Nikolić YUG
80 m Hurdles, Women Snezhana Kerkova BUL
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Bulgaria BUL
High Jump, Women Olga Gere-Pulić YUG
Long Jump, Women Diana Yorgova BUL
Shot Put, Women Ivanka Hristova BUL
Discus Throw, Women Virzhiniya Mihaylova BUL
Javelin Throw, Women Mihaela Peneș ROU
Pentathlon, Women Elena Vintilă ROU