2020 Balkan Athletics Championships

International athletics championship event

2020 Balkan Athletics Championships

Dates| 19–20 September
Host city| Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Venue| Cluj Arena
Level| Senior
Participation| 256 athletes from
11 nations

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The 2020 Balkan Athletics Championships was the 73rd edition of the annual track and field competition for athletes from the Balkans, organised by Balkan Athletics. It was held on 19 and 20 September at the Cluj Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.[1]

## Results[edit]

### Men[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres  |  Jak Ali Harvey (TUR) | 10.30  |  Oleksandr Sokolov (UKR) | 10.35  |  Aleksa Kijanović [de] (SRB) | 10.41
200 metres  |  Jak Ali Harvey (TUR) | 20.77  |  Oleksandr Sokolov (UKR) | 21.10  |  Marko Čeko (CRO) | 21.19
400 metres  |  Boško Kijanović [de] (SRB) | 46.56  |  Mihai Pîslaru (ROU) | 46.58  |  Oleksandr Pohorilko (UKR) | 46.87
800 metres  |  Oleh Myronets (UKR) | 1:49.60  |  Murat Yalçınkaya (TUR) | 1:49.87  |  Abedin Mujezinović (BIH) | 1:50.15
1500 metres  |  Yervand Mkrtchyan (ARM) | 3:47.60  |  Dino Bošnjak (CRO) | 3:47.82  |  Mehmet Çelik (TUR) | 3:47.98
3000 metres  |  Yervand Mkrtchyan (ARM) | 8:12.02  |  Dino Bošnjak (CRO) | 8:12.11  |  Ömer Amaçtan (TUR) | 8:13.66
5000 metres  |  Maxim Răileanu (MDA) | 14:09.23  |  Nicolae Soare (ROU) | 14:14.09  |  Ömer Amaçtan (TUR) | 14:17.30
3000 metres Steeplechase  |  Turgay Bayram (TUR) | 8:54.92  |  Osman Junuzović (BIH) | 8:58.14  |  Mitko Tsenov (BUL) | 9:01.31
110 metres hurdles  |  Mikdat Sevler (TUR) | 14.07  |  Stanislav Stankov (BUL) | 14.08  |  Viktor Solianov (UKR) | 14.09
400 metres hurdles  |  Berke Akçam (TUR) | 50.60  |  Dmytro Romanyuk (UKR) | 50.61  |  Denys Nechyporenko (UKR) | 51.42
4 × 100 metres relay  |  Turkey
Kayhan Özer
Jak Ali Harvey
İzzet Safer
Ertan Özkan | 39.63  |  Ukraine
Oleksandr Sokolov
Emil Ibragimov
Stanislav Kovalenko
Oleksandr Pohorilko | 39.87  |  Romania
Cristian Roiban
Marius Tone
Daniel Petre Rezmiveş
Valentin Tănase | 40.55
4 × 400 metres relay  |  Turkey
Batuhan Altıntaş
Yavuz Can
Berke Akçam
İlyas Çanakçı | 3:06.35  |  Romania
Robert Parge
Mihai Răzvan Vasiliu
Vlad Dulcescu
Mihai Pîslaru | 3:08.28  |  Ukraine
Oleh Myronets
Denys Nechyporenko
Danylo Danylenko
Oleksandr Pohorilko | 3:08.53
High jump  |  Andriy Protsenko (UKR) | 2.25  |  Dmytro Yakovenko (UKR) | 2.15  |  Alperen Acet (TUR) | 2.15
Pole vault  |  Ilia Kravchenko (UKR) | 5.20  |  Ivan Horvat (CRO) | 5.20  |  Artur Bortnikov (UKR) | 5.00
Long jump  |  Marko Čeko (CRO) | 7.88  |  Strahinja Jovančević (SRB) | 7.79  |  Lazar Anić (SRB) | 7.74
Triple jump  |  Levon Aghasyan (ARM) | 16.53  |  Florin Alexandru Vișan (ROU) | 16.15  |  Alexandru Gheorghe Tache (GEO) | 15.91
Javelin Throw  |  Andrian Mardare (MDA) | 83.60 CR |  Mark Slavov (BUL) | 83.40 NR |  Dejan Mileusnić (BIH) | 79.57
Discus Throw  |  Alin Firfirică (ROU) | 64.72  |  Martin Marković (CRO) | 58.31  |  Sergiu Ursu (ROU) | 57.09
Hammer Throw  |  Mykhaylo Kokhan (UKR) | 75.43  |  Özkan Baltacı (TUR) | 73.72  |  Serghei Marghiev (MDA) | 72.74
Shot put  |  Andrei Toader (ROU) | 19.44  |  Ihor Musiienko (UKR) | 19.42  |  Kemal Mešić (BIH) | 19.19
Decathlon  |  Aleksandar Grnović (SRB) | 7179  |  Răzvan George Roman (ROU) | 6605  |  Vasil Vlasov (BUL) | 6237

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

### Women[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres  |  Milana Tirnanić (SRB) | 11.67  |  Inna Eftimova (BUL) | 11.70  |  Marina Baboi (ROU) | 11.73
200 metres  |  Inna Eftimova (BUL) | 23.81  |  Camelia Gal (ROU) | 23.88  |  Elif Polat (TUR) | 24.35
400 metres  |  Hanna Ryzhykova (UKR) | 51.74  |  Alina Lohvynenko (GRE) | 52.89  |  Nevin İnce (TUR) | 55.94
800 metres  |  Claudia Bobocea (ROU) | 2:03.32  |  Lilyana Georgieva (BUL) | 2:05.16  |  Daria Vdovychenko (UKR) | 2:06.07
1500 metres  |  Claudia Bobocea (ROU) | 4:12.95  |  Orysia Demianiuk (UKR) | 4:16.97  |  Burcu Subatan (TUR) | 4:17.79
3000 metres  |  Burcu Subatan (TUR) | 9:24.89  |  Roxana Bârcă (ROU) | 9:24.97  |  Bojana Bjeljac (CRO) | 9:26.93
5000 metres  |  Iuliya Shmatenko (UKR) | 15:41.17  |  Bojana Bjeljac (CRO) | 16:18.56  |  Teodora Simović (SRB) | 16:53.65
3000 metres Steeplechase  |  Nataliya Strebkova (UKR) | 9:41.38  |  Adelina Elena Panaet (ROU) | 9:59.12  |  Derya Kunur (TUR) | 10:21.81
100 metres hurdles  |  Hanna Plotitsyna (UKR) | 13.21  |  Anamaria Nesteriuc (ROU) | 13.32  |  Anja Lukić (SRB) | 13.39
400 metres hurdles  |  Viktoriya Tkachuk (UKR) | 55.58  |  Mariya Mykolenko (UKR) | 57.43  |  Sanda Belgyan (ROU) | 58.40
4 × 100 metres relay  |  Romania
Ana Maria Roşianu
Iulia Nicoleta Banaga
Anamaria Nesteriuc
Marina Baboi | 46.11  |  Bulgaria
Inna Eftimova
Elena Miteva
Iva Aleksandrova
Kristina Bourukova | 47.33  |  Moldova
Iuliana Dovganici
Anastasia Senchiv
Tatiana Contrebut
Diana Podoleanu | 50.57
4 × 400 metres relay  |  Ukraine
Mariya Mykolenko
Alina Lohvynenko
Viktoriya Tkachuk
Hanna Ryzhykova | 3:34.21  |  Romania
Adina Elena Circiogel
Bianca Anton
Sanda Belgyan
Camelia Gal | 3:38.60  |  Bulgaria
Elena Miteva
Lilyana Georgieva
Bozhidara Gateva
Kristina Bourukova | 3:57.10
High jump  |  Daniela Stanciu (ROU) | 1.88  |  Oksana Okunyeva (UKR) | 1.88  |  Yuliya Chumachenko (UKR) | 1.84
Pole vault  |  Iana Gladiichuk (UKR) | 4.40  |  Maryna Kylypko (UKR) | 4.30  |  Demet Parlak (TUR) | 4.10
Long jump  |  Gabriela Petrova (BUL) | 6.41  |  Oksana Martynova (UKR) | 6.33  |  Florentina Iusco (ROU) | 6.32
Triple jump  |  Gabriela Petrova (BUL) | 14.19  |  Florentina Iusco (ROU) | 13.50  |  Tuğba Aydın (TUR) | 13.44
Javelin Throw  |  Vanja Spaić (BIH) | 53.31  |  Mikhaela Petkova (BUL) | 50.35  |  Ioana Valentina Plăvan (ROU) | 47.79
Discus Throw  |  Özlem Becerek (TUR) | 53.41  |  Andreea Iuliana Lungu (ROU) | 50.15  |  Yana Kopcheva (BUL) | 41.48
Hammer Throw  |  Bianca Florentina Ghelber (ROU) | 72.18  |  Iryna Klymets (UKR) | 70.57  |  Zalina Petrivskaya (MDA) | 67.17
Shot put  |  Andreea Apachite (ROU) | 14.56  |  Diana Ţigănaşu (ROU) | 14.08  |  Yana Kopcheva (BUL) | 12.74
Heptathlon  |  Alina Shukh (UKR) | 5940  |  Florentina Budică (ROU) | 4778  |  Iva Aleksandrova (BUL) | 4773

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

## Medal table[edit]

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Ukraine| 12| 13| 7| 32
2|  Turkey| 10| 3| 11| 24
3|  Romania*| 8| 14| 7| 29
4|  Bulgaria| 3| 6| 6| 15
5|  Serbia| 3| 1| 4| 8
6|  Armenia| 3| 0| 0| 3
7|  Moldova| 2| 0| 3| 5
8|  Croatia| 1| 5| 2| 8
9|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| 1| 1| 3| 5
Totals (9 entries)| 43| 43| 43| 129

## References[edit]

1. ^ 13 medals on the first day of the Balkan Athletics Championships. Web 24 News (2020-09-24). Retrieved 2020-09-29.

Results

* 73rd BALKAN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. Balkan Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-20.

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* Balkan Athletics website

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