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Balkan Race Walking Champs

first edition, Astros: 2001
editions held: 26
medal nations: 9
latest · Izmir: 2026

Balkan Race Walking Championships is an annual competition since 2001 amongst ABAF members. It's held around March-April period usually. The contested events:

Since 2001: 20kmW Seniors Men&Women, 10kmW U20 M&W

Since 2008: 5kmW U18 Women

Since 2013: 10kmW U18 Men

From 2026: Half Marathon RW - M&W, Marathon RW - M&W

Defunct: 5kmW U18 Men (2008-12), 35kmW M&W (2022-25)

MOST SUCCESSFUL ATHLETES

8-1-3 Alexandros Papamichail, Greece

5-3-3 Predrag Filipovic, Serbia

4-3-3 Panagiota Tsinopolou, Greece

4-2-2 Ayşe Tekdal-Aslan, Turkey

4-1-2 Ana Veronica Rodean, Romania

CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS

Senior Men (20kmW): Eduard Zabuzhenko (UKR) - 1:20:46 (2020)

Senior Women (20kmW): Athina Papagianni (GRE) - 1:28:58 (2004)

U20 Men (10kmW): Serhat Güngör (TUR) - 42:06 (2021)

U20 Women (10kmW): Alessia Cristina Pop (ROU) - 45:43 (2025)

U18 Men (10kmW): Muratcan Karapınar (TUR) - 42:29 (2013)

U18 Women (5kmW): Alessia Christina Pop (ROU) - 23:11 (2024)

PARTICIPATION FIGURES

2001 Astros: 34 athletes from 5 nations + 8 OOC (Out of competition)

2002 Vlasotinje: 38 athletes from 6 nations + 6 OOC

2003 Ruse: 34 athletes from 6 nations + 2 OOC

2004 Reşita: 35 athletes from 6 nations + 5 OOC

2005 Preveza: 24 athletes from 5 nations + 8 OOC

2006 Silivri: 33 athletes from 5 nations + 4 OOC

2007 Galati: 32 athletes from 5 nations + 5 OOC

2008 Bucharest: 45 athletes from 6 nations + 5 OOC

2009 Bucharest: 45 athletes from 7 nations + 3 OOC

2010 Bucharest: 47 athletes from 6 nations + 2 OOC

2011 Bucharest: 47 athletes from 6 nations + 1 OOC

2012 Bucharest: 52 athletes from 6 nations + 5 OOC

2013 Ayvalık: 50 athletes from 5 nations + 20 OOC

2014 Balchik: 58 athletes from 6 nations + 4 OOC

2015 Ayvalık: 51 athletes from 6 nations + 7 OOC

2016 Florina: 69 athletes from 8 nations + 6 OOC

2017 Florina: 60 athletes from 6 nations + 6 OOC

2018 Zrenjanin: 64 athletes from 9 nations + 6 OOC

2019 Alexandroupolis: 63 athletes from 8 nations + 4 OOC

2020 Ivano-Frankivsk: 57 athletes from 6 nations

2021 Antalya: 50 athletes from 6 nations + 14 OOC

2022 Glyfada: 58 athletes from 6 nations + 10 OOC

2023 Antalya: 52 athletes from 7 nations + 16 OOC

2024 Antalya: 38 athletes from 6 nations + 15 OOC

2025 Astros: 57 athletes from 6 nations + 15 OOC

2026 Izmir: 52 athletes from 6 nations +13 OCC

All-time medal table

9 nations

#	Nation				Total
1	Turkey TUR	59	63	49	171
2	Romania ROU	42	43	41	126
3	Greece GRE	36	34	46	116
4	Serbia SRB	8	7	9	24
5	Ukraine UKR	7	8	7	22
6	Moldova MDA	6	0	1	7
7	Yugoslavia (1993-2004) YUG	3	3	3	9
8	Bulgaria BUL	2	3	3	8
9	Croatia CRO	0	1	1	2

Most golds

1 Alexandros Papamichail 10 km race walk, 20 km race walk, 35 km race walk +1 · 2005–26 Gold 8 Silver 1 Bronze 3
2 Predrag Filipovic 20 km race walk · 2002–16 Gold 5 Silver 3 Bronze 3
3 Panagiota Tsinopoulou 10 km race walk, 20 km race walk, Marathon race walk · 2008–26 Gold 4 Silver 3 Bronze 3
4 Ayşe Tekdal 5 km race walk, 10 km race walk, 20 km race walk +1 · 2014–26 Gold 4 Silver 2 Bronze 2
5 Ana Veronica Rodean 10 km race walk, 20 km race walk, 35 km race walk · 2002–22 Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 2
6 Ana Maria Groza 20 km race walk · 2001–11 Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 0
7 Adrian Dragomir 5 km race walk, 10 km race walk, 20 km race walk · 2010–16 Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 1
8 Mazlum Demir 10 km race walk, 20 km race walk · 2020–23 Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 0
9 Mina Stankovic 5 km race walk, 10 km race walk, Half marathon race walk · 2023–26 Gold 3 Silver 1 Bronze 0
10 Muratcan Karapınar 5 km race walk, 10 km race walk · 2011–15 Gold 3 Silver 0 Bronze 1

Programme · all time

11 events contested since 2001

From 4 events in Astros to 7 in Izmir.

Men 5

Women 5

Mixed 1

Overall team