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]
| 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.
Source: [5]
1991-2022: [6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece | 1,971 | 1,445 | 1,074 | 4,490 |
| 2 |  Romania | 1,578 | 1,077 | 740 | 3,395 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 1,267 | 829 | 603 | 2,699 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 1,117 | 994 | 699 | 2,810 |
| 5 |  Slovenia | 749 | 402 | 251 | 1,402 |
| 6 |  Serbia | 522 | 479 | 354 | 1,355 |
| 7 |  Croatia | 329 | 244 | 169 | 742 |
| 8 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 132 | 93 | 53 | 278 |
| 9 |  Albania | 117 | 88 | 156 | 361 |
| 10 |  Montenegro | 103 | 74 | 55 | 232 |
| 11 |  Moldova | 59 | 33 | 24 | 116 |
| 12 |  Kosovo | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 |  North Macedonia | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 7,952 | 5,768 | 4,194 | 17,914 | |
2015-2018: [10]
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