Balkan Athletics U20 Championships

Balkan Athletics U20 Championships
Greek: Βαλκανικό Πρωτάθλημα Στίβου U20
First event1970
Occur everyyear
PurposeAthletics event for under-20 athletes of the Balkans
WebsiteOfficial website

The Balkan Athletics U20 Championships is an annual track and field competition for athletes under-20 years old from the Balkans. Formerly known as the Balkan Athletics Junior Championships, it was first held in 1970 and is organised by Balkan Athletics.[1] It is one of the oldest youth athletics championships, being created in the same year at the European Athletics Junior Championships, though predated by the South American U20 Championships in Athletics.[2][3]

Nations

Former nations

Editions

Edition Year City Country Date Stage No.
Athletes
1 1970 Piraeus  Greece 25–26 July Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
2 1971 Piraeus  Greece 31 July – 1 August Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
3 1972 İzmir  Turkey 22–23 July Halkapinar Arena
4 1973 Bucharest  Romania 28–29 July Stadionul Republicii
5 1974 Varna  Bulgaria 10–11 August Yuri Gagarin Stadium
6 1975 Karlovac  Yugoslavia 26–27 July Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek
7 1976 Kavala  Greece 21–22 August Kavala National Stadium Anthi Karagianni Stadium
8 1977 Bucharest  Romania 30–31 July Stadionul Republicii
9 1978 Ankara  Turkey 1–2 July 19th May Stadium
10 1979 Yambol  Bulgaria 28–29 September "Tundzha" Stadium
11 1980 Thessaloniki  Greece 6–7 August Kaftanzoglio Stadium
12 1981 Pleven  Bulgaria 25–26 July Stadion Pleven
13 1982 Drama  Greece 3–4 July Municipal Stadium of Drama
14 1983 Bucharest  Romania 30–31 July Stadionul Republicii
15 1984 Maribor  Yugoslavia 28–29 July Athletic Stadium
16 1985 Chania  Greece 27–28 July Stadium Elena Venizelou
17 1986 İzmir  Turkey 26–27 July Halkapinar Arena
18 1987 Pitești  Romania 26–27 July Stadium Nicolae Dobrin
19 1988 Alexandroupolis  Greece 9–10 July Fotis Kosmas Stadium
20 1989 Stara Zagora  Bulgaria 15–16 July Beroe Stadium
21 1990 Ljubljana  Yugoslavia 29–30 July Stadion Žak - Ljubljana
22 1991 Thessaloniki  Greece 27–28 July Kaftanzoglio Stadium
23 1992 Istanbul  Turkey 15–16 August Atatürk Olympic Stadium
24 1993 Thessaloniki  Greece 10–11 July Kaftanzoglio Stadium
25 1994 Ankara  Turkey 2–3 July 19 Mayıs Stadyumu
26 1995 Niš  FR Yugoslavia 6–7 July Čair Stadiumu
27 1996 Bucharest  Romania 6–7 July
28 1997 İzmir  Turkey 12–13 July Halkapinar Arena
29 1998 Istanbul  Turkey 11–12 July
30 1999 Komotini  Greece 24–25 July Ethniko Panthrakiko Stadio
31 2000 Constanța  Romania 16–17 September Stadionul "Gheorghe Hagi"
32 2001 Ankara  Turkey 15–16 September 19 Mayıs Stadyumu
33 2002 Istanbul  Turkey 14–15 September Atatürk Olympic Stadium
34 2003 Constanţa  Romania 13–14 September Stadionul "Gheorghe Hagi"
35 2004 Banja Luka  Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–26 July Banja Luka City Stadium
36 2005 Katerini  Greece 24–25 September Katerini Municipal Stadium
37 2006 Tripolis  Greece 9–10 September Athletic center of Tripolis
38 2007 Kragujevac  Serbia 8–9 September Čika Dača Stadium
39 2008 Bursa  Turkey 19–20 July Bursa Atatürk Stadium
40 2009 Schimatari  Greece 5–6 September Shimatari Municipal Stadium / 'Evangelos Depastas'
41 2010
42 2011 Edirne  Turkey 16–17 July
43 2012 Eskişehir  Turkey 23–24 June
44 2013 Denizli  Turkey 6–7 July
45 2014 Serres  Greece 5–6 July Serres Municipal Stadium 733
46 2015 Pitești  Romania 4–5 July Stadium Nicolae Dobrin
47 2016 Bolu  Turkey 2–3 July Bolu Atatürk Stadium
48 2017 Pitești  Romania 1–2 July Stadium Nicolae Dobrin
49 2018 Bursa  Turkey 23–24 June Bursa Atatürk Stadium
50 2019 Cluj-Napoca  Romania 2–3 July Cluj Arena
51 2020 Istanbul  Turkey 12–13 September Atatürk Olympic Stadium
52 2021 Istanbul  Turkey 12–13 June Atatürk Olympic Stadium
53 2022 Denizli  Turkey 16–17 July Turkish Sports Stadium
54 2023 Canceled 1–2 July

References

  1. ^ Results. Balkan Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  2. ^ South American Junior Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  3. ^ European Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2019-06-09.