| Cyprus at the Mediterranean Games | |
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| IOC code | CYP |
| NOC | Cyprus Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
Cyprus first appeared in the quadrennial Mediterranean Games in 1983, and has regularly continued to send athletes to the multi-sport event ever since.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1979 | Did not participate | |||||
| 1983 Casablanca | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 Latakia | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13th |
| 1991 Athens | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11th |
| 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon | 58 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15th |
| 1997 Bari | 50 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14th |
| 2001 Tunis | 66 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13th |
| 2005 Almería | 36 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14th |
| 2009 Pescara | 70 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12th |
| 2013 Mersin | 53 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14th |
| 2018 Tarragona | 118 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12th |
| 2022 Oran | ||||||
| Total | 14 | 19 | 18 | 51 | ||
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