1959 Mediterranean Games

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III Mediterranean Games
Beirut 1959
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Host city Beirut, Lebanon
Nations11
Athletes792
Events106 in 16 sports
Opening11 October 1959
Closing23 October 1959
Opened by Fuad Chehab
Main venue Camille Chamoun Stadium

The 1959 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the III Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Beirut 1959, were the 3rd Mediterranean Games. [1] [2] After visiting Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean Games were for the first time held in Asia in Beirut, Lebanon, thus completing the trio of continents belonging to the Mediterranean Sea.

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The Games took place over 12 days, from 11 to 23 October 1959. There were 792 athletes (all men) from 11 countries participating. [1] There were a total of 106 medal events from 17 different sports. At the end of the competition, France was on top again. The United Arab Republic (UAR), participating for the first time, came in second, and Turkey came third.

Participating nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1959 Mediterranean Games:

Sports

The 1959 Mediterranean Games sports program featured 106 men-only events in 16 sports. The number in parentheses next to the sport is the number of medal events per sport.

Three sports from the 1955 games – field hockey, roller hockey and rugby – were all dropped from the program. Rowing competition also was not held. In wrestling, 8 Freestyle events returned having skipped 1955, and in sailing only one event was held (down from three in 1955).

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Lebanon)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France 26271669
2Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 23213074
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 138122
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 125421
5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 119828
6Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 891330
7Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 5121229
8Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon*3101730
9Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 3216
10Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2327
Totals (10 entries)106106104316

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References

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