1979 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City Athina
Country GRE
Held 12 – 14 August 1979
Competitors 32
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
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 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 Mikhail 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 Lambrou-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