1981 Balkan Games (Balkan Athletics Championships)

Host City Sarajevo
Country YUG
Held 18 – 20 September 1981
Competitors 29
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
Heptathlon Women — Medal 1 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Bulgaria BUL 21 0 0 21
2 Yugoslavia YUG 8 0 0 8
3 Romania ROU 7 0 0 7
4 Greece GRE 3 0 0 3

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Ivaylo Karanyotov BUL
200 m, Men Željko Knapić YUG
400 m, Men Željko Knapić YUG
800 m, Men Binko Kolev BUL
1,500 m, Men Dragan Zdravković YUG
5,000 m, Men Dragan Zdravković YUG
10,000 m, Men György Marko ROU
Marathon, Men Michail Koussis GRE
110 m Hurdles, Men Plamen Krastev BUL
400 m Hurdles, Men Krasimir Demirev BUL
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Vasile Bichea ROU
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Yugoslavia YUG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Yugoslavia YUG
20 km Walk, Men Alik Basriev BUL
High Jump, Men Šaša Apostolovski YUG
Pole Vault, Men Ivo Yanchev BUL
Long Jump, Men Atanas Atanasov BUL
Triple Jump, Men Dimitrios Michas GRE
Shot Put, Men Jovan Lazarević YUG
Discus Throw, Men Velislav Prohaska BUL
Hammer Throw, Men Emanuil Dyulgerov BUL
Javelin Throw, Men Ivan Angelov BUL
Decathlon, Men Lee Palles GRE
100 m, Women Galina Penkova BUL
200 m, Women Galina Penkova BUL
400 m, Women Galina Penkova BUL
800 m, Women Fița Lovin ROU
1,500 m, Women Fița Lovin ROU
3,000 m, Women Maricica Puică ROU
100 m Hurdles, Women Nadezhda Asenova BUL
400 m Hurdles, Women Nadezhda Asenova BUL
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Bulgaria BUL
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Romania ROU
High Jump, Women Lyudmila Andonova BUL
Long Jump, Women Anișoara Cușmir ROU
Shot Put, Women Virzhiniya Veselinova BUL
Discus Throw, Women Mariya Vergova-Petkova BUL
Javelin Throw, Women Antoaneta Todorova BUL
Heptathlon, Women Emiliya Kunova BUL