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| France at the Mediterranean Games | |
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| IOC code | FRA |
| NOC | French National Olympic and Sports Committee |
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| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
France has competed at every celebration of the Mediterranean Games since the 1951 Mediterranean Games. As of 2013, French athletes have won a total of 1,641 medals.
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Below the table representing all French medals around the games. As of the completion of the 2013 Games, France had won 1,641 medals, 603 of them gold.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Alexandria | 42 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 44 | 2nd |
| 1955 Barcelona | 278 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 99 | 1st |
| 1959 Beirut | 66 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 69 | 1st |
| 1963 Naples | 72 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 3rd |
| 1967 Tunis | 68 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 5th |
| 1971 İzmir | 50 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 7th |
| 1975 Algiers | 164 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 79 | 2nd |
| 1979 Split | 287 | 55 | 40 | 34 | 129 | 2nd |
| 1983 Casablanca | 233 | 32 | 39 | 26 | 97 | 2nd |
| 1987 Latakia | 191 | 16 | 30 | 22 | 68 | 3rd |
| 1991 Athens | 306 | 48 | 57 | 34 | 139 | 2nd |
| 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon | 413 | 83 | 53 | 56 | 192 | 1st |
| 1997 Bari | 302 | 55 | 44 | 47 | 146 | 2nd |
| 2001 Tunis | 309 | 40 | 32 | 50 | 122 | 1st |
| 2005 Almería | 368 | 56 | 51 | 46 | 153 | 2nd |
| 2009 Pescara | 359 | 49 | 53 | 41 | 142 | 2nd |
| 2013 Mersin | 25 | 25 | 46 | 96 | 3rd | |
| 2018 Tarragona | 28 | 31 | 41 | 99 | 4th | |
| 2022 Oran | Future event | |||||
| Total | 603 | 545 | 495 | 1643 | 2nd | |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 140 | 118 | 91 | 349 |
 Swimming | 113 | 90 | 69 | 272 |
 Gymnastics | 54 | 66 | 50 | 170 |
 Judo | 41 | 25 | 22 | 88 |
 Fencing | 32 | 22 | 26 | 80 |
 Weightlifting | 28 | 25 | 33 | 86 |
 Wrestling | 26 | 38 | 37 | 101 |
 Rowing | 26 | 15 | 10 | 51 |
 Shooting | 22 | 16 | 21 | 59 |
 Boxing | 21 | 12 | 24 | 57 |
 Sailing | 16 | 15 | 12 | 43 |
 Karate | 14 | 13 | 16 | 43 |
 Canoeing | 11 | 17 | 12 | 40 |
 Table tennis | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
 Equestrian | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
 Bocce | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
 Golf | 8 | 13 | 4 | 25 |
 Archery | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
 Cycling | 5 | 21 | 11 | 37 |
 Diving | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
 Waterskiing | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
 Rugby union | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Handball | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Volleyball | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
 Football | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
 Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Taekwondo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Beach volleyball | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Basketball | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Tennis | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Water polo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Field hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Roller hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (33 sports) | 617 | 555 | 493 | 1665 |
| # | Venue and Year | Men | Women | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | Tot. | | | | Tot. | | | | Tot. | ||
| 1 |  Alexandria 1951 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 |  Barcelona 1955 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 |  Beirut 1959 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| 4 |  Naples 1963 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 |  Tunis 1967 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  İzmir 1971 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 |  Algiers 1975 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 |  Split 1979 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 |  Casablanca 1983 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 |  Latakia 1987 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 |  Athens 1991 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 12 |  Narbonne 1993 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 38 |
| 13 | Bari 1997 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 14 | Tunis 2001 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 15 |  Almeria 2005 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 16 | Pescara 2009 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 17 | Mersin 2013 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | Tarragona 2018 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Oran 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 84 | 73 | 56 | 213 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 136 | 140 | 118 | 91 | 349 | |
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