Athletics at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
| Athletics at the 1959 Mediterranean Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–23 October |
| Host city |  Beirut |
| Venue | Camille Chamoun Stadium |
| Events | 23 |
| Participation | 131 athletes from 9 nations |
Athletics at the 1959 Mediterranean Games were held in Beirut, Lebanon.[1]
Results[]
Track[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Abdoulaye Seye (FRA) |
10.3 GR | Paul Genevay (FRA) |
10.6 | Alain David (FRA) |
10.6 |
| 200 metres | Paul Genevay (FRA) |
20.9 GR |  Nikolaos Georgopoulos (GRE) |
21.5 | (FRA) |
21.8 |
| 400 metres |  Viktor Šnajder (YUG) |
47.1 GR |  |
48.3 | Vassilios Sillis (GRE) |
48.7 |
| 800 metres | Pierre-Yvon Lenoir (FRA) |
1:55.4 |  Tomás Barris (ESP) |
1:55.8 | Evangelos Depastas (GRE) |
1:56.1 |
| 1500 metres | Tomás Barris (ESP) |
3:50.6 | Jean Clausse (FRA) |
3:51.8 | Evangelos Depastas (GRE) |
3:52.6 |
| 5000 metres | Robert Bogey (FRA) |
14:31.0 | (ESP) |
14:32.6 | Carlos Perez (ESP) |
14:45.0 |
| 10,000 metres | Hamoud Ameur (FRA) |
30:19.2 GR |  Mohamed Saïd (MAR) |
30:22.4 | (ESP) |
30:24.2 |
| Marathon | Bakir Benaïssa (MAR) |
2:24:14.8 GR | Miguel Navarro (ESP) |
2:27:27.8 | (UAR) |
2:35:03.4 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Georgios Marsellos (GRE) |
14.5 GR | Marcel Duriez (FRA) |
14.5 | (ESP) |
15.4 |
| 400 metres hurdles |  Fahir Özgüden (TUR) |
53.4 |  Mongi Zarrouki (TUN) |
54.1 | (EGY) |
54.4 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Georgios Papavasileiou (GRE) |
9:04.0 GR | (ESP) |
9:06.2 | Franc Hafner (YUG) |
9:09.6 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | France Paul Genevay Ali Brakchi |
41.5 | Greece Ioannis Komitoudis Leonidas Kormalis Nikolaos Georgopoulos |
41.7 | Spain |
42.2 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Greece Leonidas Kormalis Konstantinos Moragiemos Nikolaos Georgopoulos Vassilios Sillis |
3:15.0 | France Paul Genevay Jean-Pierre Goudeau Pierre-Yvon Lenoir |
3:15.4 | United Arab Republic Rachoui |
3:17.6 |
| 20 km walk | (FRA) |
1:43:16.6 | (GRE) |
1:50:18.6 | not assigned | |
Field[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Maurice Fournier (FRA) |
1.99 m | Çetin Şahiner (TUR) |
1.96 m | (FRA) |
1.90 m |
| Long jump | Ali Brakchi (FRA) |
7.59 m GR | Dimos Manglaras (GRE) |
7.44 m | (ESP) |
7.24 m |
| Pole vault | Rigas Efstathiadis (GRE) |
4.10 m | (ESP) |
3.80 m | (UAR) |
3.80 m |
| Triple jump | Éric Battista (FRA) |
15.82 m GR | Marc Rabémila (FRA) |
15.47 m | (UAR) |
15.04 m |
| Shot put | Georgios Tsakanikas (GRE) |
16.97 m GR | Antonios Kounadis (GRE) |
15.12 m | (UAR) |
14.95 m |
| Discus throw | Antonios Kounadis (GRE) |
55.02 m GR | Dako Radošević (YUG) |
54.01 m | Georgios Tsakanikas (GRE) |
47.88 m |
| Hammer throw | Krešimir Račić (YUG) |
62.26 m GR | (GRE) |
55.44 m | Andreas Kouvelogiannis (GRE) |
53.31 m |
| Javelin throw | Léon Syrovatski (FRA) |
74.10 m GR | (YUG) |
73.80 m | Myron Anyfantakis (GRE) |
68.80 m |
| Decathlon | Jože Brodnik (YUG) |
6581 pts GR | Georgios Marsellos (GRE) |
5908 pts | (UAR) |
5816 pts |
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | United Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 68 | |
Participating nations[]
France (20)
Greece (24)
Lebanon (21)
Morocco (6)
Spain (13)
Tunisia (5)
Turkey (8)
United Arab Republic (28)
Yugoslavia (6)
References[]
- ^ "Mediterranean Games – Past Medallists". sports-gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
External links[]
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