Balkan Marathon Championships
The Balkan Marathon Championships is an annual road running competition over the marathon distance (42.195 km) between athletes from member nations of Balkan Athletics.[1] It is one of two road running championships for the region, alongside the Balkan Half Marathon Championships (established in 2012).
Following an unofficial gathering of Balkan athletes in 1929, the Balkan Marathon Championship was formally established within the Balkan Athletics Championships in 1930. It was a men's competition exclusively until 1990, when a women's race was also added. The marathon event was separated from the track and field competition in 1996 and was established as an annual competition in its own right.[2] The competition has not been held every year since, though it has been consistently held as an annual fixture from 2009 onwards. The venue varies each year and the championship is usually contested within an independently organised marathon in a city in the Balkans.[3] A national team aspect was included in the competition in 2019.[4]
Turkey is historically the most successful nation in the men's race, followed by Greece, while Serbia has produced the most female winners. Individually, Franjo Škrinjar of Yugoslavia has won the most titles with six and Serbia's Olivera Jevtić has the title of most successful woman with four wins.[3]
List of winners[]
Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h:m:s) | Women's winner | Time (h:m:s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | 1929 | (GRE) | 3:12:32 | Not held | |
1st | 1930 | (ROM) | 3:14:05 | ||
2nd | 1931 | (GRE) | 3:11:21 | ||
3rd | 1932 | Ludovic Gall (ROM) | 3:20:41 | ||
4th | 1933 | Ludovic Gall (ROM) | 3:02:41 | ||
5th | 1934 | Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE) | 2:49:42 | ||
6th | 1935 | Ludovic Gall (ROM) | 3:07:40 | ||
7th | 1936 | Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE) | 2:49:10 | ||
8th | 1937 | Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE) | 3:02:22 | ||
9th | 1938 | Athanasios Ragazos (GRE) | 2:30:38 | ||
10th | 1939 | Stylianos Kyriakides (GRE) | 2:52:07 | ||
11th | 1940 | Athanasios Ragazos (GRE) | 2:44:37 | ||
12th | 1953 | Franjo Škrinjar (YUG) | 3:09:46 | ||
13th | 1954 | Franjo Škrinjar (YUG) | 2:48:49 | ||
14th | 1955 | (TUR) | 2:51:34 | ||
15th | 1956 | Franjo Mihalić (YUG) | 2:16:25 | ||
16th | 1957 | Franjo Škrinjar (YUG) | 2:41:37 | ||
17th | 1958 | Franjo Škrinjar (YUG) | 2:41:06 | ||
18th | 1959 | Franjo Škrinjar (YUG) | 2:33:17 | ||
19th | 1960 | (YUG) | 2:29:12 | ||
20th | 1961 | Franjo Škrinjar (YUG) | 2:33:18 | ||
21st | 1962 | Ivan Mustapić (YUG) | 2:36:43 | ||
22nd | 1963 | Ivan Mustapić (YUG) | 2:32:31 | ||
23rd | 1964 | Constantin Grecescu (ROM) | 2:28:24 | ||
24th | 1965 | Ivaylo Sharankov (BUL) | 2:39:50 | ||
25th | 1966 | İsmail Akçay (TUR) | 2:22:45 | ||
26th | 1967 | Ivaylo Sharankov (BUL) | 2:24:52 | ||
27th | 1968 | İsmail Akçay (TUR) | 2:21:56 | ||
28th | 1969 | Nedo Farčić (YUG) | 2:26:18 | ||
29th | 1970 | Hüseyin Aktaş (TUR) | 2:27:51 | ||
30th | 1971 | İsmail Akçay (TUR) | 2:25:36 | ||
31st | 1972 | Hüseyin Aktaş (TUR) | 2:20:09 | ||
32nd | 1973 | İsmail Akçay (TUR) Hüseyin Aktaş (TUR) |
2:30:35 | ||
33rd | 1974 | (BUL) | 2:30:37 | ||
34th | 1975 | (BUL) | 2:28:21 | ||
35th | 1976 | Hüseyin Aktaş (TUR) | 2:33:53 | ||
36th | 1977 | Veli Balli (TUR) | 2:22:56 | ||
37th | 1978 | (BUL) | 2:24:20 | ||
38th | 1979 | Michalis Kousis (GRE) | 2:21:20 | ||
39th | 1980 | (GRE) | 2:25:43 | ||
40th | 1981 | Michalis Kousis (GRE) | 2:19:06 | ||
41st | 1982 | (ROM) | 2:31:47 | ||
42nd | 1983 | Mehmet Terzi (TUR) | 2:19:51 | ||
43rd | 1984 | Mehmet Terzi (TUR) | 2:21:30 | ||
44th | 1985 | Tomislav Ašković (YUG) | 2:25:21 | ||
45th | 1986 | Mehmet Terzi (TUR) | 2:22:11 | ||
46th | 1988 | Mehmet Terzi (TUR) | 2:23:00 | ||
47th | 1989 | (GRE) | 2:27:07 | ||
48th | 1990 | (TUR) | 2:22:50 | Maria Polyzou (GRE) | 2:55:25 |
49th | 1992 | (TUR) | 2:23:47 | (BUL) | 2:46:51 |
50th | 1996 | Nikolaos Polias (GRE) | 2:18:43 | Suzana Ćirić (YUG) | 2:37:06 |
51st | 1997 | Spyros Andriopoulos (GRE) | 2:13:15 | (GRE) | 2:44:24 |
52nd | 1998 | Nikolaos Polias (GRE) | 2:17:02 | (BUL) | 2:46:54 |
53rd | 1999 | Petko Stefanov (BUL) | 2:21:10 | (BUL) | 2:55:14 |
54th | 2000 | Petko Stefanov (BUL) | 2:19:30 | Cristina Pomacu (ROM) | 2:36:54 |
55th | 2001 | Sreten Ninković (YUG) | 2:18:22 | Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz (TUR) | 2:39:13 |
56th | 2002 | (ROM) | 2:23:20 | Svetlana Tcaci (MDA) | 2:37:57 |
57th | 2005 | Iaroslav Mușinschi (MDA) | 2:20:42 | Natalia Cercheș (MDA) | 2:42:58 |
58th | 2006 | (TUR) | 2:29:35 | (GRE) | 3:15:30 |
59th | 2009 | Roman Prodius (MDA) | 2:14:57 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB) | 2:31:18 |
60th | 2010 | Ercan Muslu (TUR) | 2:24:12 | Paula Todoran (ROU) | 2:44:23 |
61st | 2011 | (TUR) | 2:37:16 | Slađana Perunović (MNE) | 2:53:15 |
62nd | 2012 | Ercan Muslu (TUR) | 2:28:15 | (TUR) | 2:57:08 |
63rd | 2013 | (BUL) | 2:19:31 | Slađana Perunović (MNE) | 2:42:28 |
64th | 2014 | (MDA) | 2:31:24 | Ana Subotić (SRB) | 2:44:04 |
65th | 2015 | Darko Živanović (SRB) | 2:23:05 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB) | 2:39:32 |
66th | 2016 | (BUL) | 2:29:59 | Slađana Perunović (MNE) | 2:49:20 |
67th | 2017 | Yavuz Ağralı (TUR) | 2:18:22 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB) | 2:35:31 |
68th | 2018 | (UKR) | 2:38:58 | Olivera Jevtić (SRB) | 2:44:26 |
69th | 2019 | Maxim Răileanu (MDA) | 2:21:11 | Teodora Simović (SRB) | 2:42:30 |
References[]
- ^ Ukraine Gets Silver and Bronze at the Balkan Athletics Federations’ Marathon. UATV (2018-03-20). Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ Balkan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ a b Balkan Marathon Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ^ RESULTS Balkan Marathon Championship BELGRADE / SERBIA, 17 November 2019. Balkan Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- Winners list
- Balkan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- Balkan Marathon Championships. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
External links[]
- Official website of Balkan Athletics
- Marathons in Europe
- Association of Balkan Athletics Federations competitions
- Recurring sporting events established in 1930
- Annual sporting events