1978 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City Thessaloniki
Country GRE
Held 11 – 13 August 1978
Competitors 32
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
1,500 m Women — Medal 1 1
3,000 m Women — Medal 1 1
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 1 1
400 m Hurdles Women — Medal 1 1
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 0 1
4 x 400 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 Bulgaria BUL 12 0 0 12
3 Yugoslavia YUG 8 0 0 8
4 Greece GRE 4 0 0 4
5 Turkey TUR 1 0 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Dragan Zarić YUG
200 m, Men Vladimir Ivanov BUL
400 m, Men Horia Toboc ROU
800 m, Men Milovan Savić YUG
1,500 m, Men Fotis Kourtis GRE
5,000 m, Men Mikhail Koussis GRE
10,000 m, Men Cătălin Andreica ROU
Marathon, Men Vasil Lechev BUL
110 m Hurdles, Men Borislav Pisić YUG
400 m Hurdles, Men Stavros Tziortzis GRE
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Paul Copu ROU
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Bulgaria BUL
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Yugoslavia YUG
20 km Walk, Men Constantin Staicu ROU
High Jump, Men Ekrem Özdamar TUR
Pole Vault, Men Ilias Sakellariadis GRE
Long Jump, Men Nenad Stekić YUG
Triple Jump, Men Miloš Srejović YUG
Shot Put, Men Nikola Hristov BUL
Discus Throw, Men Emil Vladimirov BUL
Hammer Throw, Men Nicolae Bîndar ROU
Javelin Throw, Men Tudorel Pîrvu ROU
Decathlon, Men Vasile Bogdan ROU
100 m, Women Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova BUL
200 m, Women Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova BUL
400 m, Women Elena Tărîță ROU
800 m, Women Elena Tărîță ROU
1,500 m, Women Maricica Puică ROU
3,000 m, Women Maricica Puică ROU
100 m Hurdles, Women Lidiya Gusheva BUL
400 m Hurdles, Women Yordanka Filipova BUL
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Yugoslavia YUG
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Romania ROU
High Jump, Women Cornelia Popa ROU
Long Jump, Women Doina Spînu ROU
Shot Put, Women Virzhiniya Veselinova BUL
Discus Throw, Women Donka Hristova BUL
Javelin Throw, Women Ivanka Vancheva BUL
Pentathlon, Women Breda Babošek YUG