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| Bowls at the 2018 Mediterranean Games | |
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| Venue | Campclar Velodrome |
| Dates | 28–30 June |
The boules competitions at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, in Catalonia (Spain), took place between 28 and 30 June at the Campclar Velodrome.
Athletes competed in 9 events across 3 disciplines: lyonnaise, pétanque and raffa.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's precision throw | Pero Ćubela  Croatia | Jure Kozjek  Slovenia | Simone Mana  Italy |
| Men's progressive throw | Aleš Borčnik Slovenia | Stefano Pegoraro Italy | Frédéric Marsens  France |
| Women's precision throw | Nives Jelovica Croatia | Sésilia Mailehako France | Caterina Venturini Italy |
| Women's progressive throw | İnci Ece Öztür  Turkey | Barbara Barthet France | Serena Traversa Italy |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's precision throw | Diego Rizzi Italy | Bruno Le Boursicaud France | Abdessamad El Mankari  Morocco |
| Men's doubles |  France Damien Hureau Bruno Le Boursicaud |  Italy Alessio Cocciolo Diego Rizzi |  Tunisia Mohamed Khaled Bougriba Majdi Hammami |
| Women's precision throw | Mouna Béji  Tunisia | Gülçin Çelik Turkey | Asma Belli Tunisia |
| Women's doubles | Tunisia Mouna Béji Asma Belli | France Angélique Colombet Ludivine D'Isidoro |  Spain María José Muñoz María José Pérez |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Enrico Dall'Olmo  San Marino | Alfonso Nanni Italy | Stefan Farrugia  Malta |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | San Marino (SMR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Malta (MLT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
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