Basketball at the Mediterranean Games

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Basketball at the Mediterranean Games has been played consistently since 1951 for men, and 1987 for women. The Yugoslavia national team was the most successful men's team, while the Croatia women's national team being the most successful in the women's competition. Since 2018, the Mediterranean Games has exclusively featured 3x3 basketball.

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Men's tournaments

YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game (or third place)
Gold medal MedGames.svg Gold medalistScore Silver medal MedGames.svg Silver medalist Bronze medal MedGames.svg Bronze medalistScoreFourth place
1951
Details
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Alexandria
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg
Egypt
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg
Greece
1955
Details
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Barcelona
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
n/a Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg
Greece
n/a Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg
Egypt
1959
Details
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Beirut
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
n/a Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg
United Arab Republic
Flag of Lebanon.svg
Lebanon
1963
Details
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Naples
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
n/a Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg
United Arab Republic
1967
Details
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Tunis
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
85 – 76 [1] Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
87 – 84 [1] Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg
Greece
1971
Details
Flag of Turkey.svg
İzmir
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg
Greece
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg
United Arab Republic
1975
Details
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Algiers
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
1979
Details
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Split
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
85 – 74Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
1983
Details
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Casablanca
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
77 – 73Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
1987
Details
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Latakia
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg
Tunisia
1991
Details
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Athens
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
97 − 91Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
63 − 59 [2] Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
1993
Details
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Languedoc-Roussillon
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Italy
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
70 − 67Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
1997
Details
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Bari
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
82 − 72Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
FR Yugoslavia
84 − 75Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
2001
Details
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Tunis
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
72 − 61 [3] Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg
FR Yugoslavia
2005
Details
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Almería
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Italy
87 − 86Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
84 − 70Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
2009
Details
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Pescara
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
72 − 60Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
88 − 71Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
2013
Details
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Mersin
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Turkey
79 − 62Flag of Serbia.svg
Serbia
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Tunisia
63 − 58Flag of North Macedonia.svg
Macedonia

Men's medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 5117
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 44311
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3418
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2136
5Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1438
6Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1102
7Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1023
8Flag of France.svg  France 0123
9Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0101
10 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia 0011
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0011
Totals (11 entries)17171751

Women's tournaments

YearHostGold medal gameBronze medal game
Gold medal MedGames.svg Gold medalistScore Silver medal MedGames.svg Silver medalist Bronze medal MedGames.svg Bronze medalistScoreFourth place
1987
Details
Flag of Syria.svg
Latakia
Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg
Albania
88– 52 [4] Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Syria.svg
Syria
Flag of Lebanon.svg
Lebanon
1991
Details
Flag of Greece.svg
Athens
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
66 – 61Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
1993
Details
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
Languedoc-Roussillon
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
1997
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Bari
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
74 − 69 [5] Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France
85 – 63Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
2001
Details
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunis
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
71 – 62 [6] Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
72 – 71 [7] Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
2005
Details
Flag of Spain.svg
Almería
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
68 – 66Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
68 – 51Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
2009
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Pescara
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
70 – 54Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg
Serbia
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
77 – 62Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
2013
Details
Flag of Turkey.svg
Mersin
CancelledCancelled

Women's medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2114
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1203
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1203
4Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1034
5Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1001
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1001
7Flag of France.svg  France 0112
8Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0101
9Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0011
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 0011
Totals (10 entries)77721

All-time medal table

Updated with 2013 results.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 56314
2Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 5117
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 44412
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3339
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3216
6Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1449
7Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1023
8Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 1001
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1001
10Flag of France.svg  France 0235
11Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 0202
12 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FR Yugoslavia 0011
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 0011
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0011
Totals (14 entries)24242472

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