Regional Regional championships · since 1940 
Istanbul, Turkey 6 Mar 1988
1988 Balkan Cross Country Champs
Istanbul, Turkey 6 Mar 1988- events
- 10
- medals awarded
- 30
- nations on the podium
- 6
- world records
- 0
Podiums
Senior team
1 
Yugoslavia SR Places: 1+6+9+14 30 pts
Yugoslavia SR Places: 1+6+9+14 30 pts 2 
Bulgaria Places: 4+5+12+13 34 pts
Bulgaria Places: 4+5+12+13 34 pts 3 Turkey Places: 2+8+10+17 37 pts
Turkey Places: 2+8+10+17 37 pts U23 race
U23 team
1 
Romania Places: 1+3+6+7 17 pts
Romania Places: 1+3+6+7 17 pts 2 
Greece Places: 2+8+9+13 32 pts
Greece Places: 2+8+9+13 32 pts 3 Bulgaria Places: 5+11+16+17 49 pts
Bulgaria Places: 5+11+16+17 49 pts U20 race
U20 team
1 Bulgaria Places: 1+3+6+8 18 pts
Bulgaria Places: 1+3+6+8 18 pts 2 Turkey Places: 2+7+16+17 42 pts
Turkey Places: 2+7+16+17 42 pts 3 Greece Places: 9+11+13+19 52 pts
Greece Places: 9+11+13+19 52 pts Medal table
6 nations · 30 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania ROU | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria BUL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Yugoslavia SR JUG | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Turkey TUR | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | Greece GRE | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Albania ALB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |