Athletics at the 1951 Mediterranean Games | |
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Dates | 6 – 10 October |
Host city | Alexandria |
Events | 23 |
Participation | 9 nations |
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Athletics at the 1951 Mediterranean Games were held in Alexandria, Egypt. [1]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump | Georges Damitio France | 2.00 m | Papagallo Thiam France | 1.90 m | Mihajlo Dimitrijević Yugoslavia | 1.80 m |
Pole vault | Victor Sillon France | 4.00 m | Rigas Efstathiadis Greece | 4.00 m | Theodosios Balafas Greece | 3.90 m |
Long jump | Boris Brnad Yugoslavia | 7.28 m | Dimitrios Kipouros Greece | 6.96 m | Avni Akgün Turkey | 6.85 m |
Triple jump | Akın Altıok Turkey | 14.15 m | Victor Sillon France | 14.13 m | Fawzi Chaaban Egypt | 14.09 m |
Shot put | Konstantinos Giataganas Greece | 15.03 m | Angiolo Profeti Italy | 15.02 m | Nuri Turan Turkey | 14.71 m |
Discus throw | Giuseppe Tosi Italy | 48.49 m | Nikolaos Syllas Greece | 46.07 m | Konstantinos Giataganas Greece | 43.18 m |
Hammer throw | Teseo Taddia Italy | 52.33 m | Ivan Gubijan Yugoslavia | 51.20 m | Rudolf Galin Yugoslavia | 50.43 m |
Javelin throw | Branko Dangubić Yugoslavia | 65.82 m | Halil Zıraman Turkey | 63.62 m | Vassilios Kallimatis Greece | 59.57 m |
Decathlon | Fotis Kosmas Greece | 5135 pts | Lorenzo Vecchiutti Italy | 5001 pts | Rachad Khadr Egypt | 4798 pts |
* Host nation (Egypt)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
2 | Italy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
3 | Greece | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
4 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
5 | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
6 | Egypt* | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Totals (6 nations) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The first Mediterranean Games were held in 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, while the most recent games were held in 2022 in Oran, Algeria.
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France competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria, Egypt.
Egypt competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria, Egypt.
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