Balkan Athletics Championships

The Games of 1929 were unofficial, and organized by the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS). They became formalized after 1930 and have been held regularly since, with the exception of the 1940–1953 period due to the Second World War and post-war turmoil. In 1946 and 1947, unofficial Games were organized, under the name Balkan and Central European Games, which Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary (1947) also participated. SEGAS were also central to the creation of the Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in 1994 – a sister indoor event to the main outdoor competition. ==Balkan Games==

Balkan Games was held 1953 - 1980s (See: Balkan Athletics Championships). In recent years separate Balkan Championships will be held instead of Games. ==Nations==

• (from 1929) • (from 1929) • (from 1929) • (from 1931) • (from 1946) • (from 1992) • (from 1992) • (from 1992) • (from 1992) • (from 1992) • (from 2006) • (from 2006) • (from 2013) • (from 2014) • (from 2014) • (from 2015) • (from 2016) • (from 2016) • (from 2016) • (from 2017) • (from 2018) • (from 2023) Former nations • Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1940) • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1953–1990) • Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2005) ==Editions==

Full Results: Medals (1930-2023) Source: Race Walking Balkan Cross Country Championships Cross Country Balkan Race Walking Championships Masters Balkan Masters Athletics Championships Others • Balkan Mountain Running Championships • Balkan Half Marathon Championships • Balkan Marathon Championships • Balkan Athletics U20 Championships • Balkan U20 Indoor Athletics Championships • Balkan U18 Athletics Championships • Balkan Relay Championships ==Championships records==

Men Women ==1940 athlete naming==

The 1940 shot put champion was listed as Arat Ararat from Turkey. The birth name of this athlete was Sokratis Ioannidis, a Greek Orthodox born in Istanbul. Due to political friction between Turkey and Greece at that time, the Turks decided it would be more politically correct to change his name to Arat Ararat. This was the name he was known by in the athletic circles. ==See also==