1979 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City Athina
Country GRE
Held 12 – 14 August 1979
Events 39
Competitors 32
Countries 4

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m, Men Men — Medal 1 1
200 m, Men Men — Medal 1 1
400 m, Men Men — Medal 1 1
800 m, Men Men — Medal 1 1
1,500 m, Men Men — Medal 1 1
5,000 m, Men Men — Medal 1 1
10,000 m, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Marathon, Men Men — Medal 1 1
110 m Hurdles, Men Men — Medal 1 1
400 m Hurdles, Men Men — Medal 1 1
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Men — Medal 1 1
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Men — Medal 0 1
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Men — Medal 0 1
20 km Walk, Men Men — Medal 1 1
High Jump, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Pole Vault, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Long Jump, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Triple Jump, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Shot Put, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Discus Throw, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Hammer Throw, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Javelin Throw, Men Men — Medal 1 1
Decathlon, Men Men — Medal 1 1
100 m, Women Women — Medal 1 1
200 m, Women Women — Medal 1 1
400 m, Women Women — Medal 1 1
800 m, Women Women — Medal 1 1
1,500 m, Women Women — Medal 1 1
3,000 m, Women Women — Medal 1 1
100 m Hurdles, Women Women — Medal 1 1
400 m Hurdles, Women Women — Medal 1 1
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Women — Medal 0 1
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Women — Medal 0 1
High Jump, Women Women — Medal 1 1
Long Jump, Women Women — Medal 1 1
Shot Put, Women Women — Medal 1 1
Discus Throw, Women Women — Medal 1 1
Javelin Throw, Women Women — Medal 1 1
Pentathlon, Women Women — Medal 1 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Bulgaria BUL 19 0 0 19
2 Romania ROU 8 0 0 8
3 Yugoslavia YUG 7 0 0 7
4 Greece GRE 5 0 0 5

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Petar Petrov BUL
200 m, Men Vladimir Ivanov BUL
400 m, Men Željko Knapić YUG
800 m, Men Dragan Životić YUG
1,500 m, Men Dragan Zdravković YUG
5,000 m, Men Ilie Floroiu ROU
10,000 m, Men Ilie Floroiu ROU
Marathon, Men Michail Koussis GRE
110 m Hurdles, Men Borislav Pisić YUG
400 m Hurdles, Men Rok Kopitar YUG
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 Aris Karageorgos GRE
High Jump, Men Dimitris Patronis GRE
Pole Vault, Men Atanas Tarev BUL
Long Jump, Men Nenad Stekić YUG
Triple Jump, Men Ioannis Afthinos GRE
Shot Put, Men Valcho Stoev BUL
Discus Throw, Men Velko Velev BUL
Hammer Throw, Men Nicolae Bîndar ROU
Javelin Throw, Men Stefan Stoykov BUL
Decathlon, Men Atanas Andonov BUL
100 m, Women Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova BUL
200 m, Women Lilyana Panayotova-Ivanova BUL
400 m, Women Elena Tărîță ROU
800 m, Women Totka Petrova BUL
1,500 m, Women Totka Petrova BUL
3,000 m, Women Vesela Yatsinska BUL
100 m Hurdles, Women Daniela Valkova BUL
400 m Hurdles, Women Bonka Dimova BUL
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Bulgaria BUL
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Bulgaria BUL
High Jump, Women Cornelia Popa ROU
Long Jump, Women Maroula Lamprou-Teloni GRE
Shot Put, Women Ivanka Petrova BUL
Discus Throw, Women Florența Țacu-Crăciunescu ROU
Javelin Throw, Women Ileana Zörgö-Raduly ROU
Pentathlon, Women Valentina Dimitrova BUL