Regional Regional championships · since 1940 
Craiova, Romania 23 Mar 1980
1980 Balkan Cross Country Champs
Craiova, Romania 23 Mar 1980- events
- 10
- medals awarded
- 30
- nations on the podium
- 6
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Senior team
1 Romania Places: 1+3+4+5 13 pts
Romania Places: 1+3+4+5 13 pts 2 
Turkey Places: 6+8+10+11 35 pts
Turkey Places: 6+8+10+11 35 pts 3 
Bulgaria Places: 9+12+13+16 50 pts
Bulgaria Places: 9+12+13+16 50 pts U23 race
U23 team
1 Romania Places: 1+2+3+6 12 pts
Romania Places: 1+2+3+6 12 pts 2 Turkey Places: 4+7+9+12 32 pts
Turkey Places: 4+7+9+12 32 pts 3 
Yugoslavia SR Places: 5+8+10+11 34 pts
Yugoslavia SR Places: 5+8+10+11 34 pts U20 race
U20 team
1 Romania Places: 2+3+6+8 19 pts
Romania Places: 2+3+6+8 19 pts 2 Turkey Places: 5+7+10+16 38 pts
Turkey Places: 5+7+10+16 38 pts 3 Yugoslavia SR Places: 1+9+15+17 41 pts
Yugoslavia SR Places: 1+9+15+17 41 pts Medal table
6 nations · 30 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania ROU | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| 2 | Yugoslavia SR JUG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Turkey TUR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria BUL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Albania ALB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Greece GRE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |