# Balkan Athletics U20 Championships

The Balkan Athletics U20 Championships is an annual track and field competition for athletes under-20 years old from the Balkans. Formerly known as the Balkan Athletics Junior Championships, it was first held in 1970 and is organised by Balkan Athletics. It is one of the oldest youth athletics championships, being created in the same year at the European Athletics Junior Championships, though predated by the South American U20 Championships in Athletics.

## Nations

* Greece (from 1970)
* Romania (from 1970)
* Bulgaria (from 1970)
* Turkey (from 1970)
* Albania (from 1970)
* Slovenia (from 1992)
* Croatia (from 1992)
* North Macedonia (from 1992)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (from 1992)
* Montenegro (from 2006)
* Serbia (from 2006)
* Armenia (from 2013)
* Cyprus (from 2014)
* Georgia (from 2014)
* Israel (from 2015)
* Kosovo (from 2016)

### Former nations

* Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1970-1990)
* Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2005)

## Editions

| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Stage | No. Athletes |
| 1 | 1970 | Piraeus | Greece | 25–26 July | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium | |
| 2 | 1971 | Piraeus | Greece | 31 July – 1 August | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium | |
| 3 | 1972 | İzmir | Turkey | 22–23 July | Halkapinar Arena | |
| 4 | 1973 | Bucharest | Romania | 28–29 July | Stadionul Republicii | |
| 5 | 1974 | Varna | Bulgaria | 10–11 August | Yuri Gagarin Stadium | |
| 6 | 1975 | Karlovac | Yugoslavia | 26–27 July | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek | |
| 7 | 1976 | Kavala | Greece | 21–22 August | Kavala National Stadium Anthi Karagianni Stadium | |
| 8 | 1977 | Bucharest | Romania | 30–31 July | Stadionul Republicii | |
| 9 | 1978 | Ankara | Turkey | 1–2 July | 19th May Stadium | |
| 10 | 1979 | Yambol | Bulgaria | 28–29 September | "Tundzha" Stadium | |
| 11 | 1980 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 6–7 August | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | |
| 12 | 1981 | Pleven | Bulgaria | 25–26 July | Stadion Pleven | |
| 13 | 1982 | Drama | Greece | 3–4 July | Municipal Stadium of Drama | |
| 14 | 1983 | Bucharest | Romania | 30–31 July | Stadionul Republicii | |
| 15 | 1984 | Maribor | Yugoslavia | 28–29 July | Athletic Stadium | |
| 16 | 1985 | Chania | Greece | 27–28 July | Stadium Elena Venizelou | |
| 17 | 1986 | İzmir | Turkey | 26–27 July | Halkapinar Arena | |
| 18 | 1987 | Pitești | Romania | 26–27 July | Stadium Nicolae Dobrin | |
| 19 | 1988 | Alexandroupolis | Greece | 9–10 July | Fotis Kosmas Stadium | |
| 20 | 1989 | Stara Zagora | Bulgaria | 15–16 July | Beroe Stadium | |
| 21 | 1990 | Ljubljana | Yugoslavia | 29–30 July | Stadion Žak - Ljubljana | |
| 22 | 1991 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 27–28 July | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | |
| 23 | 1992 | Istanbul | Turkey | 15–16 August | Atatürk Olympic Stadium | |
| 24 | 1993 | Thessaloniki | Greece | 10–11 July | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | |
| 25 | 1994 | Ankara | Turkey | 2–3 July | 19 Mayıs Stadyumu | |
| 26 | 1995 | Niš | FR Yugoslavia | 6–7 July | Čair Stadiumu | |
| 27 | 1996 | Bucharest | Romania | 6–7 July | | |
| 28 | 1997 | İzmir | Turkey | 12–13 July | Halkapinar Arena | |
| 29 | 1998 | Istanbul | Turkey | 11–12 July | | |
| 30 | 1999 | Komotini | Greece | 24–25 July | Ethniko Panthrakiko Stadio | |
| 31 | 2000 | Constanța | Romania | 16–17 September | Stadionul "Gheorghe Hagi" | |
| 32 | 2001 | Ankara | Turkey | 15–16 September | 19 Mayıs Stadyumu | |
| 33 | 2002 | Istanbul | Turkey | 14–15 September | Atatürk Olympic Stadium | |
| 34 | 2003 | Constanţa | Romania | 13–14 September | Stadionul "Gheorghe Hagi" | |
| 35 | 2004 | Banja Luka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–26 July | Banja Luka City Stadium | |
| 36 | 2005 | Katerini | Greece | 24–25 September | Katerini Municipal Stadium | |
| 37 | 2006 | Tripolis | Greece | 9–10 September | Athletic center of Tripolis | |
| 38 | 2007 | Kragujevac | Serbia | 8–9 September | Čika Dača Stadium | |
| 39 | 2008 | Bursa | Turkey | 19–20 July | Bursa Atatürk Stadium | |
| 40 | 2009 | Schimatari | Greece | 5–6 September | Shimatari Municipal Stadium / 'Evangelos Depastas' | |
| 41 | 2010 | | | | | |
| 42 | 2011 | Edirne | Turkey | 16–17 July | | |
| 43 | 2012 | Eskişehir | Turkey | 23–24 June | | |
| 44 | 2013 | Denizli | Turkey | 6–7 July | | |
| 45 | 2014 | Serres | Greece | 5–6 July | Serres Municipal Stadium | 733 |
| 46 | 2015 | Pitești | Romania | 4–5 July | Stadium Nicolae Dobrin | |
| 47 | 2016 | Bolu | Turkey | 2–3 July | Bolu Atatürk Stadium | |
| 48 | 2017 | Pitești | Romania | 1–2 July | Stadium Nicolae Dobrin | |
| 49 | 2018 | Bursa | Turkey | 23–24 June | Bursa Atatürk Stadium | |
| 50 | 2019 | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | 2–3 July | Cluj Arena | |
| 51 | 2020 | Istanbul | Turkey | 12–13 September | Atatürk Olympic Stadium | |
| 52 | 2021 | Istanbul | Turkey | 12–13 June | Atatürk Olympic Stadium | |
| 53 | 2022 | Denizli | Turkey | 16–17 July | Turkish Sports Stadium | |
| 54 | 2023 | | Canceled | 1–2 July | | |