Boxing at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

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Boxing
at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
LocationBeirut, Lebanon
Dates14–16 October 1959
  1955
1963  

The boxing tournament at the 1959 Mediterranean Games was held in Beirut, Lebanon.

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Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight
(–51 kg)
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Abdel Moneim El-Guindi  (UAR)Flag of Morocco.svg  Ben Larbi  (MAR)Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Maranon Antonio Ramos  (ESP)
Bantamweight
(–54 kg)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Ben Mohamed  (MAR)Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Alfonso Carbajo  (ESP)Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Yazid Mahmoud El-Nahas  (UAR)
Featherweight
(–57 kg)
Flag of France.svg  André Iuncker  (FRA)Flag of Tunisia.svg  Simon Bellaiche  (TUN)Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Luis Biescas  (ESP)
Lightweight
(–60 kg)
Flag of France.svg  Roger Younsi  (FRA)Flag of Turkey.svg  Vural İnan  (TUR)Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Hernandes Juan Albornoz  (ESP)
Light Welterweight
(–63.5 kg)
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Sayed El-Nahas  (UAR)Flag of Turkey.svg  Fuat Birol  (TUR)Flag of Lebanon.svg  Georges Costi  (LBN)
Welterweight
(–67 kg)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Omrane Sadok  (TUN)Flag of Morocco.svg  Ben Djilali  (MAR)Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Dimitrios Mikhail  (GRE)
Light Middleweight
(–71 kg)
Flag of France.svg  Souleymane Diallo  (FRA)Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Cesáreo Barrera  (ESP)Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Mohamed Arafa Rozekah  (UAR)
Middleweight
(–75 kg)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Abdelaziz Salah El Hasni  (TUN)Flag of Lebanon.svg  Hani Zebib  (LBN)Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Anwar Saed Allah Houlta  (UAR)
Light Heavyweight
(–81 kg)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Hedi Ben Othmane El Nabli  (TUN)Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Ibrahim Abdallah  (UAR)Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Vyron Stoimenidis  (GRE)
Heavyweight
(+81 kg)
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  Mahmoud El Kelany  (UAR)Flag of Lebanon.svg  Saad El Din Dgheili  (LBN)No bronze awarded

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic (UAR)3137
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (TUN)3104
3Flag of France.svg  France (FRA)3003
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (MAR)1203
5Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain (ESP)0235
6Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (LBN)0213
7Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (TUR)0202
8Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece (GRE)0022
Totals (8 entries)1010929

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