The Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships, also known as the Balkan Indoor Games (Greek: Βαλκανικοί Αγώνες Κλειστού Στίβου), is an annual international indoor track and field competition between athletes from the Balkan Peninsula. Following a test event in 1991,[1] it was officially launched in 1994.[2] Organised by the Association of the Balkan Athletics Federations (ABAF), it is typically held in February.[3][4][5]
Guest competitors from outside of the Balkan Athletics grouping have competed at the competition, but are not considered as formal winners or champions at the competition.[6]
Men
60 metres
- 1991:
Daniel Cojocaru (ROM)
- 1994:
Alexandros Terzian (GRE)
- 1995:
Alexandros Yenovelis (GRE)
- 1996:
Haralabos Papadias (GRE)
- 1997:
Angelos Pavlakakis (GRE)
- 1998:
Gabriel Burtea (ROM)
- 1999:
Konstantinos Vogiatzakis (GRE)
- 2000:
Angelos Pavlakakis (GRE)
- 2001:
Angelos Pavlakakis (GRE)
- 2002:
Michalis Perakis (GRE)
- 2003:
Hristoforos Hoidis (GRE)
- 2004:
Aristidis Petridis (GRE)
- 2005:
Aristidis Petridis (GRE)
- 2006:
Aristidis Petridis (GRE)
200 metres
- 1991:
Daniel Cojocaru (ROM)
- 1994:
Ioannis Nafpliotis (GRE)
- 1995:
Daniel Cojocaru (ROM)
- 1996:
Alexios Alexopoulos (GRE)
- 1997:
Georgios Panagiotopoulos (GRE)
- 1998:
Resat Oguz (TUR)
- 1999:
Resat Oguz (TUR)
- 2000:
Iliya Dzhivondov (BUL)
- 2001:
Panagiotis Sarris (GRE)
- 2002:
Anastasios Goussis (GRE)
- 2003:
Stelios Demotsios (GRE)
- 2004:
Ioan Vieru (ROM)
- 2005:
Adrian Stefan (ROM)
400 metres
- 1991:
Nenad Đurović (YUG)
- 1994:
Andreas Linardatos (GRE)
- 1995:
Dimitrios Yepos (GRE)
- 1996:
Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)
- 1997:
Slobodan Branković (YUG)
- 1998:
Siniša Peša (YUG)
- 1999:
Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)
- 2000:
Iliya Dzhivondov (BUL)
- 2001:
Stelios Demotsios (GRE)
- 2002:
Ioan Vieru (ROM)
- 2003:
Ioan Vieru (ROM)
- 2004:
Georgios Oikonomidis (GRE)
- 2005:
Stelios Demotsios (GRE)
- 2006:
Florin Suciu (ROM)
800 metres
- 1991:
Nelian Ianchis (ROM)
- 1994:
Ion Bogde (ROM)
- 1995:
Dian Petkov (BUL)
- 1996:
Dian Petkov (BUL)
- 1997:
Panagiotis Stroubakos (GRE)
- 1998:
Alexandru Vasile (ROM)
- 1999:
Daniel Oniciuc (ROM)
- 2000:
Daniel Oniciuc (ROM)
- 2001:
Daniel Oniciuc (ROM)
- 2002:
Stelian Tufaru (ROM)
- 2003:
Ioan Zaizan (ROM)
- 2004:
Ferencz Rigo (ROM)
- 2005:
Ioan Zaizan (ROM)
- 2006:
Ioan Zaizan (ROM)
1500 metres
- 1991:
Spyros Christopoulos (GRE)
- 1994:
Ion Avramescu (ROM)
- 1995:
Ion Avramescu (ROM)
- 1996:
Cristian Orza (ROM)
- 1997:
Alexandru Vasile (ROM)
- 1998:
Ovidiu Olteanu (ROM)
- 1999:
Panagiotis Papoulias (GRE)
- 2000:
Đorđe Milić (YUG)
- 2001:
Darko Radomirović (YUG)
- 2002:
Darko Radomirović (YUG)
- 2003:
Kostas Karakatsanis (GRE)
- 2004:
Ioan Zaizan (ROM)
- 2005:
Halil Akkaş (TUR)
- 2006:
Halil Akkaş (TUR)
3000 metres
- 1991:
Nikos Vouzis (GRE)
- 1994:
Ovidiu Olteanu (ROM)
- 1995:
Ovidiu Olteanu (ROM)
- 1996:
Ovidiu Olteanu (ROM)
- 1997:
Ovidiu Olteanu (ROM)
- 1998:
Panayotis Charamis (GRE)
- 1999:
Metin Sazak (TUR)
- 2000:
Adrian Maghiar (ROM)
- 2001:
Iaroslav Mușinschi (MDA)
- 2002:
Ovidiu Olteanu (ROM)
- 2003:
Michalis Gelassakis (GRE)
- 2004:
Iaroslav Mușinschi (MDA)
- 2005:
Adrian Maghiar (ROM)
- 2006:
Marius Ionescu (ROM)
60 metres hurdles
- 1991:
Gheorghe Boroi (ROM)
- 1994:
Gheorghe Boroi (ROM)
- 1995:
Stamatis Magos (GRE)
- 1996:
Stelios Bisbas (GRE)
- 1997:
Mircea Oaidă (ROM)
- 1998:
Florin Stefan (ROM)
- 1999:
Zhivko Videnov (BUL)
- 2000:
Zhivko Videnov (BUL)
- 2001:
Stamatis Magos (GRE)
- 2002:
Zhivko Videnov (BUL)
- 2003:
Miroslav Novaković (SCG)
- 2004:
Zhivko Videnov (BUL)
- 2005:
Alexandru Mihailescu (ROM)
- 2006:
Alexandru Mihailescu (ROM)
High jump
- 1991:
Eugen-Cristian Popescu (ROM)
- 1994:
Eugen-Cristian Popescu (ROM)
- 1995:
Labros Papakostas (GRE)
- 1996:
Dragutin Topić (YUG)
- 1997:
Konstantinos Liapis (GRE)
- 1998:
Eugen-Cristian Popescu (ROM)
- 1999:
Elvir Krehmić (BIH)
- 2000:
Elvir Krehmić (BIH)
- 2001:
Ștefan Vasilache (ROM)
- 2002:
Ștefan Vasilache (ROM)
- 2003:
Dragutin Topić (SCG)
- 2004:
Ștefan Vasilache (ROM)
- 2005:
Dragutin Topić (SCG)
- 2006:
Ștefan Vasilache (ROM)
Pole vault
- 1991:
Razvan Enescu (ROM)
- 1994:
Delko Lesev (BUL)
- 1995:
Konstantinos Tsatalos (GRE)
- 1996:
Konstantinos Tsatalos (GRE)
- 1997:
Christos Pallakis (GRE)
- 1998:
Ruhan Işım (TUR)
- 1999:
Iliyan Efremov (BUL)
- 2000:
Iliyan Efremov (BUL)
- 2001:
Iliyan Efremov (BUL)
- 2002:
Philippos Sgouros (GRE)
- 2003:
Spas Bukhalov (BUL)
- 2004:
Konstantinos Filippidis (GRE)
- 2005:
Konstantinos Filippidis (GRE)
- 2006:
Spas Bukhalov (BUL)
Long jump
- 1991:
Konstandinos Koukodimos (GRE)
- 1994:
Bogdan Tudor (ROM)
- 1995:
Bogdan Tudor (ROM)
- 1996:
Bogdan Țăruș (ROM)
- 1997:
Spyridon Vasdekis (GRE)
- 1998:
Danial Jahić (YUG)
- 1999:
Danial Jahić (YUG)
- 2000:
Petar Dachev (BUL)
- 2001:
Petar Dachev (BUL)
- 2002:
Petar Dachev (BUL)
- 2003:
Bogdan Țăruș (ROM)
- 2004:
Nikolay Atanasov (BUL)
- 2005:
Marko Milinkov (SCG)
- 2006:
Nikolay Atanasov (BUL)
Triple jump
- 1991:
Theodoros Tantanozis (GRE)
- 1994:
Ionel Eftemie (ROM)
- 1995:
Stoyko Tsonev (BUL)
- 1996:
Yaroslav Ivanov (BUL)
- 1997:
Ionel Eftemie (ROM)
- 1998:
Georgios Staikos (GRE)
- 1999:
Rostislav Dimitrov (BUL)
- 2000:
Vasil Gergov (BUL)
- 2001:
Nikolay Raev (BUL)
- 2002:
Marian Oprea (ROM)
- 2003:
Marian Oprea (ROM)
- 2004:
Daniel Donovici (ROM)
- 2005:
Dimitrios Tsiamis (GRE)
- 2006:
Marian Oprea (ROM)
Shot put
- 1991:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
- 1994:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
- 1995:
Alexios Leonidis (GRE)
- 1996:
Vladimir Vićentijević (YUG)
- 1997:
Alexios Leonidis (GRE)
- 1998:
Dragan Perić (YUG)
- 1999:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
- 2000:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
- 2001:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
- 2002:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
- 2003:
Dragan Perić (SCG)
- 2004:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
- 2005:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
- 2006:
Gheorghe Gușet (ROM)
5000 metres walk
- 1994:
Costică Bălan (ROM)
Women
60 metres
- 1991:
Mirela Dulgheru (ROM)
- 1994:
Desislava Dimitrova (BUL)
- 1995:
Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)
- 1996:
Maria Tsoni (GRE)
- 1997:
Maria Tsoni (GRE)
- 1998:
Panayota Koutrouli (GRE)
- 1999:
Ekaterini Thanou (GRE)
- 2000:
Nora Ivanova (TUR)
- 2001:
Vukosava Đapić (YUG)
- 2002:
Magdalene Pantaleon (GRE)
- 2003:
Georgia Kokloni (GRE)
- 2004:
Georgia Kokloni (GRE)
- 2005:
Maria Karastamati (GRE)
- 2006:
Tezdzhan Naimova (BUL)
200 metres
- 1991:
Daniela Plescan (ROM)
- 1994:
Ionela Târlea (ROM)
- 1995:
Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)
- 1996:
Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)
- 1997:
Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)
- 1998:
Aksel Gürcan Demirtaş (TUR)
- 1999:
Monika Gachevska (BUL)
- 2000:
Nora Ivanova (TUR)
- 2001:
Ionela Târlea (ROM)
- 2002:
Marina Vasarmidou (GRE)
- 2003:
Ionela Târlea (ROM)
- 2004:
Angela Moroșanu (ROM)
- 2005:
Angela Moroșanu (ROM)
400 metres
- 1991:
Milena Saracheva (BUL)
- 1994:
Magdalena Nedelcu (ROM)
- 1995:
Magdalena Nedelcu (ROM)
- 1996:
Öznar Dursun (TUR)
- 1997:
Ionela Târlea (ROM)
- 1998:
Christina Panagou (GRE)
- 1999:
Alina Rîpanu (ROM)
- 2000:
Chrysoula Goudenoudi (GRE)
- 2001:
Chrysoula Goudenoudi (GRE)
- 2002:
Monica Bumbescu (ROM)
- 2003:
Chrysoula Goudenoudi (GRE)
- 2004:
Mariyana Dimitrova (BUL)
- 2005:
Mariyana Dimitrova (BUL)
- 2006:
Vania Stambolova (BUL)
800 metres
- 1991:
Mitica Constantin (ROM)
- 1994:
Ella Kovacs (ROM)
- 1995:
Laura Itcou (ROM)
- 1996:
Carmen Stanciu (ROM)
- 1997:
Laura Itcou (ROM)
- 1998:
Carmen Stanciu (ROM)
- 1999:
Anca Safta (ROM)
- 2000:
Maria Cioncan (ROM)
- 2001:
Tsvetelina Kirilova (BUL)
- 2002:
Maria Papadopoulou (GRE)
- 2003:
Tsvetelina Kirilova (BUL)
- 2004:
Eleni Filandra (GRE)
- 2005:
Corina Dumbrăvean (ROM)
- 2006:
Mihaela Neacșu (ROM)
1500 metres
- 1991:
Tudorița Chidu (ROM)
- 1994:
Tudorița Chidu (ROM)
- 1995:
Karolina Skourti (GRE)
- 1996:
Cătălina Gheorghiu (ROM)
- 1997:
Cătălina Gheorghiu (ROM)
- 1998:
Luminiţa Gogîrlea (ROM)
- 1999:
Iana Davidova (MDA)
- 2000:
Elena Antoci (ROM)
- 2001:
Elena Antoci (ROM)
- 2002:
Elena Antoci (ROM)
- 2003:
Elena Antoci (ROM)
- 2004:
Mihaela Olaru (ROM)
- 2005:
Elena Antoci (ROM)
- 2006:
Daniela Yordanova (BUL)
3000 metres
- 1991:
Mirsada Burić (YUG)
- 1994:
Norica Câmpean (ROM)
- 1995:
Luminiţa Gogîrlea (ROM)
- 1996:
Luminiţa Gogîrlea (ROM)
- 1997:
Luminiţa Gogîrlea (ROM)
- 1998:
Lale Öztürk (TUR)
- 1999:
Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu (ROM)
- 2000:
Tezeta Sürekli (TUR)
- 2001:
Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu (ROM)
- 2002:
Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu (ROM)
- 2003:
Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu (ROM)
- 2004:
Alina Cucerzan (ROM)
- 2005:
Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu (ROM)
- 2006:
Cristina Casandra (ROM)
60 metres hurdles
- 1991:
Liliana Năstase (ROM)
- 1994:
Svetla Damova (BUL)
- 1995:
Erica Niculae (ROM)
- 1996:
Liliana Năstase (ROM)
- 1997:
Svetla Dimitrova (BUL)
- 1998:
Hristiana Tabaki (GRE)
- 1999:
Svetla Dimitrova (BUL)
- 2000:
Hristiana Tabaki (GRE)
- 2001:
Svetla Dimitrova (BUL)
- 2002:
Evi Nesoudi (GRE)
- 2003:
Flora Redoumi (GRE)
- 2004:
Carmen Zamfir-Ghilesi (ROM)
- 2005:
Esen Kızıldağ (TUR)
- 2006:
Alexandra Komnou (GRE)
High jump
- 1991:
Tereza Marinova (BUL)
- 1994:
Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)
- 1995:
Monica Iagăr (ROM)
- 1996:
Monica Iagăr (ROM)
- 1997:
Monica Iagăr (ROM)
- 1998:
Monica Iagăr (ROM)
- 1999:
Olga Bolșova (MDA)
- 2000:
Venelina Veneva-Mateeva (BUL)
- 2001:
Inna Gliznuta (MDA)
- 2002:
Candeğer Kılınçer Oğuz (TUR)
- 2003:
Inna Gliznuta (MDA)
- 2004:
Monica Iagăr (ROM)
- 2005:
Deniz Öz (TUR)
- 2006:
Venelina Veneva-Mateeva (BUL)
Pole vault
- 1998:
Gabriela Mihalcea (ROM)
- 1999:
Gabriela Mihalcea (ROM)
- 2000:
Tanya Stefanova (BUL)
- 2001:
Georgia Tsilligiri (GRE)
- 2002:
Georgia Tsilligiri (GRE)
- 2003:
Tanya Stefanova (BUL)
- 2004:
Georgia Tsilligiri (GRE)
- 2005:
Tanya Stefanova (BUL)
- 2006:
Afroditi Skafida (GRE)
Long jump
- 1991:
Mirela Dulgheru (ROM)
- 1994:
Mirela Dulgheru (ROM)
- 1995:
Niki Xanthou (GRE)
- 1996:
Niki Xanthou (GRE)
- 1997:
Niki Xanthou (GRE)
- 1998:
Monica Toth (ROM)
- 1999:
Niki Xanthou (GRE)
- 2000:
Despina Papavassilaki (GRE)
- 2001:
Stiliani Pilatou (GRE)
- 2002:
Viorica Țigău (ROM)
- 2003:
Stiliani Pilatou (GRE)
- 2004:
Stiliani Pilatou (GRE)
- 2005:
Stiliani Pilatou (GRE)
- 2006:
Stiliani Pilatou (GRE)
Triple jump
- 1994:
Monica Toth (ROM)
- 1995:
Tereza Marinova (BUL)
- 1996:
Monica Toth (ROM)
- 1997:
Cristina Nicolau (ROM)
- 1998:
Cristina Nicolau (ROM)
- 1999:
Tereza Marinova (BUL)
- 2000:
Cristina Nicolau (ROM)
- 2001:
Tereza Marinova (BUL)
- 2002:
Marija Šestak (YUG)
- 2003:
Hrysopiyi Devetzi (GRE)
- 2004:
Adelina Gavrilă (ROM)
- 2005:
Adelina Gavrilă (ROM)
- 2006:
Tereza Marinova (BUL)
Shot put
- 1991:
Mihaela Oana (ROM)
- 1994:
Lucica Ciobanu (ROM)
- 1995:
Livia Mehes (ROM)
- 1996:
Livia Mehes (ROM)
- 1997:
Livia Mehes (ROM)
- 1998:
Mihaela Oana (ROM)
- 1999:
Elena Hila (ROM)
- 2000:
Livia Mehes (ROM)
- 2001:
Irini Terzoglou (GRE)
- 2002:
Elena Hila (ROM)
- 2003:
Irini Terzoglou (GRE)
- 2004:
Irini Terzoglou (GRE)
- 2005:
Radoslava Mavrodieva (BUL)
- 2006:
Elena Hila (ROM)
3000 metres walk
- 1994:
Norica Câmpean (ROM)
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- Champions 1991
- «Ματιές στα Σπορ» (Views on Sports), vol. 29 (January 1992), p. 43.
- Champions 1994–2006
- Balkan Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-22.