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The Baltic Sea Games was a
multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of interna ...
between countries near the
Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from ...
. It was held on two occasions: first in 1993 then for a final time in 1997.Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. . Estonian officials drove thehe creation of competition, organising a preliminary meeting with other nations in 1988. An agreement was reached at the inaugural Sports Conference of the Baltic Sea Countries in 1989 that
Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
would host the first games, with the intention of the competition being to use sport to promote understanding and friendship among young people. Despite the
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in this period, ten nations of the
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signed on for the first games in 1993, comprising the three post-Soviet
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(Estonia,
Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
,
Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
), the three
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,
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,
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), plus
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,
Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
,
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
and
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. At the 1993 Baltic Sea Games, a total of 1177 athletes took part in the competition where 170 gold medals were awarded. Lithuania topped the medal table with 39 gold medals among a haul of 95, closely followed by Russia on 38 golds and 90 medals. Poland had the next most gold medals, with 23, while the hosts Estonia had the next highest medal tally, with 81. The
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followed on schedule, with the Lithuanian capital
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serving as host. The competition was greatly expanded, with 2250 athletes present and 221 gold medals given out. Only
volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
was dropped from the sports programme, while ten new discrete sports added. All the original nations returned and
Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
competed for the first (and only) time. The hosts Lithuania repeated as medal table winners, with 62 gold medals and 178 medals in total. Newcomers Belarus had the next highest gold medal count on 58 and Russia had the second highest medal total with 129. Poland also performed well, with the fourth best tally in both gold medals and overall. The Latvian capital
Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
intended to host the 2001 edition of the games, but it was abandoned due to lack of support among the competing nations.Baltic Sea Games
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Editions


Baltic Sea Youth Games


Participation


Sports


Medal table


Athletics gold medalists


Men's 100 metres

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Men's 200 metres

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Men's 400 metres

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Men's 800 metres

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Men's 1500 metres

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Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 10,000 metres

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Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

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Men's 110 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's high jump

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Men's pole vault

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Men's long jump

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Men's triple jump

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Men's shot put

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Men's discus throw

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Men's hammer throw

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Men's javelin throw

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Men's 4 × 100 metres relay

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Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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Women's 100 metres

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Women's 200 metres

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Women's 400 metres

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Women's 800 metres

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Women's 1500 metres

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Women's 3000 metres

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Women's 5000 metres

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Women's 100 metres hurdles

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Women's 400 metres hurdles

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Women's high jump

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Women's long jump

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Women's triple jump

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Women's shot put

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Women's discus throw

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Women's javelin throw

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Women's 4 × 100 metres relay

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See also

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SELL Student Games SELL Student Games is a multi-sport event that is open for all university and college students all over the world. The name of the games is according to the first letters of the hosting countries – Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – in t ...


References

;Edition and medal information *Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. . ;Athletics champions information
Baltic Sea Games
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