1997 Mediterranean Games

XIII Mediterranean Games
Bari 1997

Host city	Bari, Italy
Nations participating	21
Athletes participating	2,956
Events	234 in 27 sports
Opening ceremony	13 June
Closing ceremony	25 June
Officially opened by	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Main venue	Stadio San Nicola
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The XIII Mediterranean Games – Bari 1997, commonly known as the 1997 Mediterranean Games, were the 13th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Bari, Italy, from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 countries participated. There were a total of 234 medal events from 27 different sports.

Participating nations[]

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1997 Mediterranean Games:

Sports[]

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (Italy)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy*	76	62	55	193
2		55	44	47	146
3		28	16	21	65
4		19	22	21	62
5		18	30	47	95
6		7	16	9	32
7	Algeria	6	8	8	22
8		5	8	10	23
9	FR Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia)	5	4	13	22
10		5	4	9	18
11		3	6	10	19
12	Tunisia	2	3	9	14
13	Syria	2	1	2	5
14		0	3	4	7
15		0	1	1	2
		0	1	1	2
		0	1	1	2
18		0	1	0	1
Totals (18 nations)		231	231	268	730

External links[]

• Mediterranean Games Athletics results at Gbrathletics.com
• 1997 – BARI (ITA) at CIJM web site