| 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]
| 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]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |  Maurice Fournier (FRA) | 1.99 m |  Çetin Şahiner (TUR) | 1.96 m | Michel Hermann (FRA) | 1.90 m |
| Long jump | Ali Brakchi (FRA) | 7.59 m GR |  Dimos Manglaras (GRE) | 7.44 m |  Manuel González (ESP) | 7.24 m |
| Pole vault | Rigas Efstathiadis (GRE) | 4.10 m | Fernando Adarraga (ESP) | 3.80 m |  Farid Hanna (UAR) | 3.80 m |
| Triple jump | Éric Battista (FRA) | 15.82 m GR | Marc Rabémila (FRA) | 15.47 m | Mahmoud Atef Abdel Fattah (UAR) | 15.04 m |
| Shot put | Georgios Tsakanikas (GRE) | 16.97 m GR | Antonios Kounadis (GRE) | 15.12 m | Chebel Hassan Farag (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 | Frangiskos Politis (GRE) | 55.44 m | Andreas Kouvelogiannis (GRE) | 53.31 m |
| Javelin throw | Léon Syrovatski (FRA) | 74.10 m GR | Božidar Miletić (YUG) | 73.80 m | Myron Anyfantakis (GRE) | 68.80 m |
| Decathlon | Jože Brodnik (YUG) | 6581 pts GR | Georgios Marsellos (GRE) | 5908 pts | Mohamed Saïd Zaki (UAR) | 5816 pts |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 2 | Greece | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Spain | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 |  Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | United Arab Republic | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 |  Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 68 | |
France (20) Greece (24) Lebanon (21) Morocco (6) Spain (13)
Tunisia (5) Turkey (8) United Arab Republic (28) Yugoslavia (6)
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