The twenty first 1979 Balkan basketball tournament was held in Athens, Greece. Five national teams from Balkan area took part in the competition.
Medalists Men
Results
14.09 Greece-Turkey 92-71(40-44)
14.09 Bulgaria-Romania 84-91(37-52)
15.09 Greece-Romania 71-64(44-24)
15.09 Turkey-Yugoslavia 62-88(36-41)
16.09 Turkey-Romania 75-72(34-32)
16.09 Bulgaria-Yugoslavia 64-87(36-47)
17.09 Greece-Bulgaria 64-62(34-31)
17.09 Romania-Yugoslavia 60-82(26-37)
18.09 Greece-Yugoslavia 66-62(26-35)
18.09 Turkey-Bulgaria 79-66(48-30)
Final rankings Position TeamGWLPFPAPD 1 4 4 0 293 259 +34 2 4 3 1 319 252 +67 3 4 2 2 287 318 -31 4 4 1 3 287 312 -25 5 4 0 4 276 321 -45
External links Τι έγινε στις 20 προηγούμενες βαλκανιάδες - Αθλητική Ηχώ 14/9/1979, σελ.5 ALBANIAN BASKET IN INTERNATIONAL FIELD Delo newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija newspaper Milliyet newspaper Cumhuriyet newspaper Romanian newspaper Greek games in 1979
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