Balkan Athletics U20 Championships

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

Contents

Nations

Former nations

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateStageNo.
Athletes
11970 Piraeus Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 25–26 July Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
21971 Piraeus Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31 July – 1 August Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
31972 İzmir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 22–23 July Halkapınar Sport Hall
41973 Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 28–29 July Stadionul Republicii
51974 Varna Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10–11 August Yuri Gagarin Stadium
61975 Karlovac Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 26–27 July Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek
71976 Kavala Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 21–22 AugustKavala National Stadium Anthi Karagianni Stadium
81977 Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 30–31 July Stadionul Republicii
91978 Ankara Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–2 July19th May Stadium
101979 Yambol Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 28–29 September"Tundzha" Stadium
111980 Thessaloniki Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 6–7 August Kaftanzoglio Stadium
121981 Pleven Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 25–26 July Stadion Pleven
131982 Drama Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3–4 JulyMunicipal Stadium of Drama
141983 Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 30–31 July Stadionul Republicii
151984 Maribor Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 28–29 JulyAthletic Stadium
161985 Chania Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 27–28 JulyStadium Elena Venizelou
171986 İzmir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 26–27 July Halkapınar Sport Hall
181987 Pitești Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 26–27 July Stadium Nicolae Dobrin
191988 Alexandroupolis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 9–10 July Fotis Kosmas Stadium
201989 Stara Zagora Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 15–16 July Beroe Stadium
211990 Ljubljana Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 29–30 July Stadion Žak - Ljubljana
221991 Thessaloniki Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 27–28 July Kaftanzoglio Stadium
231992 Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 15–16 August Atatürk Olympic Stadium
241993 Thessaloniki Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10–11 July Kaftanzoglio Stadium
251994 Ankara Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–3 July 19 Mayıs Stadyumu
261995 Niš Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia 6–7 July Čair Stadiumu
271996 Bucharest Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 6–7 July
281997 İzmir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12–13 July Halkapınar Sport Hall
291998 Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 11–12 July
301999 Komotini Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 24–25 JulyEthniko Panthrakiko Stadio
312000 Constanța Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 16–17 SeptemberStadionul "Gheorghe Hagi"
322001 Ankara Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 15–16 September 19 Mayıs Stadyumu
332002 Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 14–15 September Atatürk Olympic Stadium
342003 Constanţa Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 13–14 September Stadionul "Gheorghe Hagi"
352004 Banja Luka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–26 July Banja Luka City Stadium
362005 Katerini Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 24–25 September Katerini Municipal Stadium
372006 Tripolis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 9–10 September Athletic center of Tripolis
382007 Kragujevac Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 8–9 September Čika Dača Stadium
392008 Bursa Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 19–20 July Bursa Atatürk Stadium
402009 Schimatari Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5–6 September Shimatari Municipal Stadium / 'Evangelos Depastas'
412010
422011 Edirne Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16–17 July
432012 Eskişehir Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 23–24 June
442013 Denizli Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 6–7 July
452014 Serres Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5–6 July Serres Municipal Stadium 733
462015 Pitești Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 4–5 July Stadium Nicolae Dobrin
472016 Bolu Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2–3 July Bolu Atatürk Stadium
482017 Pitești Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–2 July Stadium Nicolae Dobrin
492018 Bursa Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 23–24 June Bursa Atatürk Stadium
502019 Cluj-Napoca Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2–3 July Cluj Arena
512020 Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12–13 September Atatürk Olympic Stadium
522021 Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 12–13 June Atatürk Olympic Stadium
532022 Denizli Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16–17 July Turkish Sports Stadium
542023Canceled1–2 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.