The Balkan Masters Athletics Championships is an annual international athletics competition between masters athletes aged 35 and over from nations in the Balkans. It is typically held over two or three days in September. It features a full programme of track and field events, plus a half marathon.[1] Organised by Balkan Masters Athletics, it was first held in 1991 and has been held every year since. The competition was the organisation's first regular championships, and was followed by a Balkan Masters Cross Country Championships in 2007 and a Balkan Masters Indoor Athletics Championships in 2015.[2][3]
Nations
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Moldova
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Turkey
Kosovo
Editions
Outdoor
Edition | Year | City | Country | Dates |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1991 | Athens | Greece | 21 September |
2 | 1992 | Istanbul | Turkey | 19 September |
3 | 1993 | Bucharest | Romania | 18–19 September |
4 | 1994 | Sofia | Bulgaria | 17–18 September |
5 | 1995 | Istanbul | Turkey | 16–17 September |
6 | 1996 | Athens | Greece | 28–29 September |
7 | 1997 | Bucharest | Romania | 6–7 September |
8 | 1998 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 11–12 July |
9 | 1999 | İzmir | Turkey | 23–24 October |
10 | 2000 | Katerini | Greece | 9–10 September |
11 | 2001 | Belgrade | Serbia | 15–16 September |
12 | 2002 | Istanbul | Turkey | 7–8 September |
13 | 2003 | Katerini | Greece | 20–21 September |
14 | 2004 | Istanbul | Turkey | 11–12 September |
15 | 2005 | Novi Sad | Serbia | 24–25 September |
16 | 2006 | Athens | Greece | 23–24 September |
17 | 2007 | Plovdiv | Bulgaria | 6–7 October |
18 | 2008 | Bar | Montenegro | 4–5 October |
19 | 2009 | İzmir | Turkey | 26–27 September |
20 | 2010 | Larissa | Greece | 18–19 September |
21 | 2011 | Domžale | Slovenia | 2–4 September |
22 | 2012 | İzmir | Turkey | 21–23 September |
23 | 2013 | Zagreb | Croatia | 6–8 September |
24 | 2014 | Bucharest | Romania | 19–21 September |
25 | 2015 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 18–19 September |
26 | 2016 | Novi Sad | Serbia | 23–25 September |
27 | 2017 | Stara Zagora | Bulgaria | 22–24 September |
28 | 2018 | Celje | Slovenia | 21–23 September |
29 | 2019 | Bucharest | Romania | 19–22 September |
30 | 2021 | Korce | Albania | 17–19 September |
31 | 2022 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 23–25 September |
2020 not held.
Indoor
- 21-22/2/2015, Istanbul, TURKEY
- 12-13/3/2016, Bucharest, ROMANIA
- 10-11/3/2018, Belgrade, SERBIA
- 02-03/03/2019, Istanbul, TURKEY
- 07-08/03/2020, Belgrade, SERBIA
- 12-13/03/2022, Novo Mesto, SLOVENIA
Cross Country
- 15/4/2007, Smendarevo, SERBIA
- 2008, Plovdiv, BULGARIA
- 5/4/2009, Tirana, ALBANIA
- 2010, Istanbul, TURKEY
- 29/4/2012, Belgrade, SERBIA
- 14/4/2013, Athens, GREECE
- 13/4/2014, Bucharest, ROMANIA
- 12/3/2016, Bucharest, ROMANIA
Medals
Source:[5]
Outdoor
1991-2022:[6]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 1,971 | 1,445 | 1,074 | 4,490 |
2 | ![]() | 1,578 | 1,077 | 740 | 3,395 |
3 | ![]() | 1,267 | 829 | 603 | 2,699 |
4 | ![]() | 1,117 | 994 | 699 | 2,810 |
5 | ![]() | 749 | 402 | 251 | 1,402 |
6 | ![]() | 522 | 479 | 354 | 1,355 |
7 | ![]() | 329 | 244 | 169 | 742 |
8 | ![]() | 132 | 93 | 53 | 278 |
9 | ![]() | 117 | 88 | 156 | 361 |
10 | ![]() | 103 | 74 | 55 | 232 |
11 | ![]() | 59 | 33 | 24 | 116 |
12 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
13 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Totals (13 entries) | 7,952 | 5,768 | 4,194 | 17,914 |
Indoor
2015-2018:[10]
Cross Country
References
- ^ Men's Balkan Masters Outdoor Championships Records[permanent dead link]. Balkan Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ Balkan Championships Archived 2019-10-03 at the Wayback Machine. Balkan Masters Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ About. BAMACS2019. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "Federations".
- ^ "Balkan Championships".
- ^ http://www.balkan-masters-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/results/BAVACS/2022_Total_BAMACS_Medals_Rankings.pdf
- ^ https://bamacs2020.com/
- ^ "Results | Balkan Masters Athletics Championships 17-19 September2021".
- ^ https://bamacs2020.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BAMACS-2021-KORCE-ALBANIA-STATISTICS.pdf
- ^ http://www.balkan-masters-athletics.org/wp-content/uploads/results/BAVACi/2018_INDOOR_Medals_Rankings.html