| I Mediterranean Athletics U23 Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 January 2019 |
| Host city |  Miramas, France |
| Venue | Estadio Municipal Bahía Sur |
| Events | 16 |
The 2019 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Indoor Championships was an athletics competition which was held in Miramas, France, 19 January 2019. A total of 16 events were contested, of which 8 by male and 8 by female athletes.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | Viktor Contaret (FRA) | 6.78 | Ryan Zézé (FRA) | 6.79 |  Sergio López (ESP) | 6.80 |
| 400 metres |  Slimane Moula (ALG) | 48.03 |  João Coelho (POR) | 48.15 | Fabrisio Saïdy (FRA) | 48.43 |
| 800 metres | Pablo Sánchez-Valladares (ESP) | 1:50.12 | Clément Dhainaut (FRA) | 1:50.20 | Benjamin Robert (FRA) | 1:50.25 |
| 1500 metres | Adrián Ben (ESP) | 3:46.34 |  Hicham Akankam (MAR) | 3:47.45 | Pierrick Jocteur-Monrozier (FRA) | 3:47.50 |
| 60 metre hurdles | Just Kwaou-Mathey (FRA) | 7.90 | Romain Lecœur (FRA) | 7.91 | Amine Bouanani (ALG) | 13.86 |
| Pole vault |  Emmanouil Karalis (GRE) | 5.55 m | Thibaut Collet (FRA) | 5.45 m |  Dario Prekl (CRO) | 5.15 m |
| Long jump | Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE) | 7.99 m | Ivan Vujević (CRO) | 7.84 m | Moukdou Saindou (FRA) | 7.54 m |
| Shot put | Odysseas Mouzenidis (GRE) | 18.62 m |  Alperen Karahan (TUR) | 17.69 m | Jordan Guehaseim (FRA) | 17.19 m |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | Paula Sevilla (ESP) | 7.43 | Mizgin Ay (TUR) | 7.44 |  Diana Vaisman (ISR) | 7.45 |
| 400 metres | Karyl Amaro (FRA) | 54.73 | Kellya Pauline (FRA) | 55.10 |  Agata Zupin (SLO) | 55.83 |
| 800 metres | Salomé Afonso (POR) | 2:08.18 | Khadija Benkassem (MAR) | 2:08.88 | Charlotte Pizzo (FRA) | 2:09.90 |
| 1500 metres | Celia Antón (ESP) | 4:21.21 | Alexa Lemitre (FRA) | 4:23.23 | Marta García (ESP) | 4:23.81 |
| 60 metre hurdles |  Anja Lukić (SRB) | 8.37 | María Mugica (ESP) | 8.46 | Milica Emini (SRB) | 8.52 |
| High jump | Élise Le Dieu de Ville (FRA) | 1.79 m | Merve Menekşe (TUR) | 1.76 m | Alkistis Vangeli (GRE) | 1.76 m |
| Triple jump | Ilionis Guillaume (FRA) | 13.37 m | Marina Lobato (ESP) | 13.22 m | Victoria Josse (FRA) | 12.77 m |
| Shot put | Amanda Ngandu-Ntumba (FRA) | 14.68 m | Aysel Yılmaz (TUR) | 14.07 m | Naomie Wuta (FRA) | 12.89 m |
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France* | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Turkey | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Morocco | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
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