Athletics at the Mediterranean Games

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Athletics is one of the sports at the quadrennial Mediterranean Games competition. It has been one of the sports competed at the event since the inaugural edition in 1951.

Editions[]

Games Year Host city Host country Main venue Events Best nation
Men Women
I 1951 Alexandria  Egypt Stade Fouad 1er 23 —  France (FRA)
II 1955 Barcelona  Spain Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 24 —  France (FRA)
III 1959 Beirut  Lebanon Cité sportive Camille-Chamoun 23 —   (FRA)
IV 1963 Naples  Italy Stadio San Paolo 21 —  Italy (ITA)
V 1967 Tunis  Tunisia Stade El Menzah 22 6  Italy (ITA)
VI 1971 İzmir  Turkey Atatürk Stadium 24 8  Italy (ITA)
VII 1975 Algiers  Algeria Stade 5 Juillet 1962 23 8  Italy (ITA)
VIII 1979 Split  Yugoslavia Stadion Poljud 23 14  Italy (ITA)
IX 1983 Casablanca  Morocco Stade Mohammed V 23 16   (FRA)
X 1987 Latakia  Syria Al-Assad Stadium 23 16  Italy (ITA)
XI 1991 Athens  Greece Olympic Stadium 22 16  Italy (ITA)
XII 1993 Narbonne  France Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié 20 16   (FRA)
XIII 1997 Bari  Italy Stadio San Nicola 23 20  Italy (ITA)
XIV 2001 Tunis  Tunisia Stade 7 Novembre 23 23  Italy (ITA)
XV 2005 Almería  Spain Estadio Mediterraneo 24 23  France (FRA)
XVI 2009 Pescara  Italy Stadio Adriatico 21 19  Italy (ITA)
XVII 2013 Mersin  Turkey Yanıt Athletics Complex 22 22  Italy (ITA)
XVIII 2018 Tarragona  Spain Campclar Athletics Stadium 17 17  Morocco (MAR)

Events[]

As of the most recent 2018 edition, the athletics program features 17 men's and 17 women's events. These include a total of 22 track events, 2 road events, and 10 field events.

Men's events[]

Event 51 55 59 63 67 71 75 79 83 87 91 93 97 01 05 09 13 18 Games
Current program
100 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
200 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
400 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
800 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
1500 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
5000 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
110 m hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
400 m hurdles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
3000 m steeplechase X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
4 × 100 m relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
4 × 400 m relay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Half marathon X X X X 4
High jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Long jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Shot put X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Discus throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Javelin throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
Past events
10,000 m X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
Marathon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
10 km walk X X 2
20 km walk X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
50 km walk X X X X 4
Pole vault X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16
Triple jump X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 17
Hammer throw X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
Decathlon X X X X X X X X X X X X 12
Events 23 24 23 21 22 24 23 23 23 23 23 20 23 23 20 21 21 17

All-time medal table[]

Updated after the 2013 Mediterranean Games

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy167147112426
2 France14011891349
3 Greece636572200
4 Yugoslavia465048144
5 414329113
6 Spain366785188
7 Algeria28162872
8 Turkey21273886
9 Tunisia18172560
10 Slovenia991230
11 Cyprus87520
12 Croatia76922
13 Egypt4131936
14 Syria2114
15 Serbia1326
16 Albania1236
17 Serbia and Montenegro1124
18 1056
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina0134
20 Monaco0101
21 Montenegro0011
Totals (21 nations)5945945901778

Games records[]

Main article: List of Mediterranean Games records in athletics

External links[]

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