Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

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Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
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Dates23–28 September
Host city Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Split
Venue Gradski stadion u Poljudu
Events23 + 14
Participation14 nations


Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games were held in Split, Yugoslavia.

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Results

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(wind: -0.6)
Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Mennea  (ITA)10.24Flag of Italy.svg  Gianfranco Lazzer  (ITA)10.47Flag of France.svg  Philippe Lejoncour  (FRA)10.56
200 metres
(wind: +0.7 m/s)
Flag of Italy.svg  Luciano Caravani  (ITA)20.74Flag of France.svg  Bernard Petitbois  (FRA)21.02Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Tzouvaras  (GRE)21.14
400 metresFlag of France.svg  Francis Demarthon  (FRA)45.89 GRFlag of France.svg  Didier Dubois  (FRA)46.11Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Josip Alebić  (YUG)46.24
800 metresFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Dragan Životić  (YUG)1:45.20 GRFlag of Algeria.svg  Abderrahmane Morceli  (ALG)1:46.38Flag of Greece.svg  Sotirios Moutsanas  (GRE)1:46.66
1500 metresFlag of France.svg  José Marajo  (FRA)3:41.00 GRFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Dragan Zdravković  (YUG)3:41.22Flag of Algeria.svg  Abderrahmane Morceli  (ALG)3:41.40
5000 metresFlag of Italy.svg  Luigi Zarcone  (ITA)13:45.11Flag of Algeria.svg  Rachid Habchaoui  (ALG)13:47.24Flag of Algeria.svg  El Hachemi Abdenouz  (ALG)13:57.55
10,000 metresFlag of Algeria.svg  Abdelmadjid Mada  (ALG)28:33.08Flag of Italy.svg  Luigi Zarcone  (ITA)28:39.06Flag of Algeria.svg  Rachid Habchaoui  (ALG)28:59.72
MarathonFlag of Greece.svg  Michalis Kousis  (GRE)2:06:53 GRFlag of Italy.svg  Marco Marchei  (ITA)2:07:15Flag of Turkey.svg  Mehmet Terzi  (TUR)2:10:11
3000 m steeplechaseFlag of Italy.svg  Mariano Scartezzini  (ITA)8:24.19Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Domingo Ramón  (ESP)8:25.75Flag of France.svg  Philippe Gauthier  (FRA)8:27.26
110 metres hurdles
(wind: -1.2 m/s)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Borisav Pisić  (YUG)13.85Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Buttari  (ITA)13.88Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Javier Moracho  (ESP)13.92
400 metres hurdlesFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Rok Kopitar  (YUG)49.70 GRFlag of France.svg  Claude Anicet  (FRA)50.85Flag of Italy.svg  Fulvio Zorn  (ITA)50.90
High jumpFlag of Italy.svg  Massimo Di Giorgio  (ITA)2.26 m GRFlag of Italy.svg  Oscar Raise  (ITA)2.24 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Danial Temim  (YUG)2.20 m
Pole vaultFlag of France.svg  Philippe Houvion  (FRA)5.30 m GRFlag of France.svg  Jean-Michel Bellot  (FRA)5.30 mFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Roger Oriol  (ESP)5.10 m
Long jumpFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Nenad Stekić  (YUG)8.21 m GRFlag of France.svg  Philippe Deroche  (FRA)8.04 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Miljenko Rak  (YUG)7.62 m
Triple jumpFlag of France.svg  Bernard Lamitié  (FRA)16.90 m GRFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Miloš Srejović  (YUG)16.55 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Milan Spasojević  (YUG)16.55 m
Shot putFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Vladimir Milić  (YUG)20.58 m GRFlag of Egypt.svg  Nagui Asaad  (EGY)19.70 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Ivan Ivančić  (YUG)19.13 m
Discus throwFlag of Italy.svg  Armando De Vincentiis  (ITA)57.96 mFlag of Egypt.svg  Hassan Ahmed Hamad  (EGY)56.06 mFlag of Italy.svg  Silvano Simeon  (ITA)55.06 m
Hammer throwFlag of Italy.svg  Giampaolo Urlando  (ITA)69.92 m GRFlag of Italy.svg  Edoardo Podberscek  (ITA)69.42 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Srećko Štiglić  (YUG)68.56 m
Javelin throwFlag of France.svg  Penisio Lutui  (FRA)81.08 m GRFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tarek Chaabani  (TUN)78.42 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Neđo Đurović  (YUG)76.72 m
DecathlonFlag of France.svg  Eric Motti  (FRA)7744 pts GRFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Darko Cujnik  (YUG)7345 ptFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Joško Vlašić  (YUG)7327 pt
20 km walkFlag of France.svg  Gérard Lelièvre  (FRA)1:23:51 GRFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  José Marín  (ESP)1:24:18Flag of Italy.svg  Carlo Mattioli  (ITA)1:24:56
4×100 metres relayFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Gianfranco Lazzer
Luciano Caravani
Giovanni Grazioli
Pietro Mennea
39.27 GRFlag of France.svg  France
Philippe Lejoncour
Bernard Petitbois
Lucien Sainte-Rose
Antoine Richard
39.98Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Janez Sagadin
Dragan Zarić
Aleksandar Popović
Borisav Pisić
40.53
4×400 metres relayFlag of France.svg  France
Jacques Fellice
Robert Froissart
Didier Dubois
Francis Demarthon
3:03.67 GRFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Željko Knapić
Dragan Životić
Rok Kopitar
Josip Alebić
3:04.33Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Alfonso Di Guida
Flavio Borghi
Stefano Malinverni
Roberto Tozzi
3:04.61

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(wind: -1.0 m/s)
Flag of France.svg  Chantal Réga  (FRA)11.48 GRFlag of Italy.svg  Marisa Masullo  (ITA)11.66Flag of Italy.svg  Laura Miano  (ITA)11.67
200 metres
(wind: +1.2 m/s)
Flag of Italy.svg  Marisa Masullo  (ITA)23.26 GRFlag of France.svg  Annie Alizé  (FRA)23.37Flag of France.svg  Claudine Mas  (FRA)24.03
400 metresFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Jelica Štefančić  (YUG)52.96Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Ana Guštin  (YUG)54.57Flag of Greece.svg  Georgia Troumbouki  (GRE)54.93
800 metresFlag of Italy.svg  Gabriella Dorio  (ITA)2:01.78 GRFlag of Italy.svg  Agnese Possamai  (ITA)2:03.73Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Nađa Avdibašić  (YUG)2:04.03
1500 metresFlag of Italy.svg  Margherita Gargano  (ITA)4:06.71 GRFlag of Italy.svg  Gabriella Dorio  (ITA)4:07.07Flag of Algeria.svg  Sakina Boutamine  (ALG)4:10.60
100 metres hurdles
(wind: -3.0 m/s)
Flag of France.svg  Laurence Elloy  (FRA)13.87Flag of Greece.svg  Elissavet Pantazi  (GRE)14.33Flag of Italy.svg  Patrizia Lombardo  (ITA)14.65
High jumpFlag of Italy.svg  Sara Simeoni  (ITA)1.98 m GRFlag of Italy.svg  Donatella Bulfoni  (ITA)1.81 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Lidija Benedetič  (YUG)1.75 m
Long jumpFlag of Greece.svg  Maria Lambrou  (GRE)6.32 m GRFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Snežana Dančetović  (YUG)6.20 mFlag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Amanda Naval  (ESP)6.06 m
Shot putFlag of France.svg  Léone Bertimon  (FRA)16.80 m GRFlag of Greece.svg  Soultana Saroudi  (GRE)16.69 mFlag of Italy.svg  Cinzia Petrucci  (ITA)16.17 m
Discus throwFlag of Italy.svg  Renata Scaglia  (ITA)52.92 m GRFlag of Tunisia.svg  Fathia Jerbi  (TUN)49.24 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Kosa Stojković  (YUG)48.82 m
Javelin throwFlag of Greece.svg  Sofia Sakorafa  (GRE)57.96 m GRFlag of Italy.svg  Fausta Quintavalla  (ITA)57.06 mFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Borbala Menyhart  (YUG)54.50 m
PentathlonFlag of France.svg  Florence Picaut  (FRA)4424 ptFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Breda Lorenci  (YUG)4180 ptFlag of Italy.svg  Barbara Bachlechner  (ITA)3994 pt
4×100 metres relayFlag of France.svg  France
Annie Alizé
Emma Sulter
Claudine Mas
Chantal Réga
44.58 GRFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Irma Galli
Patrizia Lombardo
Marisa Masullo
Laura Miano
45.32Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Irini Pagdati
Alexandra Siulis
Elisavet Pantazi
Maroula Lambrou
46.17
4×400 metres relayFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Jelica Pavličić
Nađa Avdibašić
Elizabeta Božinovska
Ana Guštin
3:38.91Flag of France.svg  France
Annie Alizé
Florence Picaut
Véronique Renties
Claudine Mas
3:56.84

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Yugoslavia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1312833
2Flag of France.svg  France 138324
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia*771327
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3249
5Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1247
6Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain 0235
7Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0202
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0202
9Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0011
Totals (9 entries)373736110

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