The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The first Mediterranean Games were held in 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, while the most recent games were held in 2022 in Oran, Algeria.
San Marino competed at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy. It won 1 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy. It won 3 silver and 5 bronze medals.
Croatia competed at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy, from 25 June to 5 July 2009. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Mediterranean Games. It won 5 gold, 12 silver and 11 bronze medals.
Montenegro competed at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy. It won 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Slovenia competed at the 2009 Mediterranean Games held in Pescara, Italy. It won 7 gold, 9 silver and 10 bronze medals.
Syria (SYR) competed at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy. It won 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals.
The boxing tournament at the 1951 Mediterranean Games was held in Alexandria, Egypt.
Aisuluu Tynybekova is a Kyrgyz freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also competed in the women's 63 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the first woman to wrestle for Kyrgyzstan in the Olympics. A legal dispute threatened to prevent Tynybekova from competing in London, but the case was delayed until after the Games. Tynybekova was eliminated in the 1/8 finals by Henna Johansson.
Syria has competed at every celebration of the Mediterranean Games since the 1951 Mediterranean Games. As of 2022, the Syrian athletes have won a total of 150 medals. The country's ranking in the history of the Games is 14th place.
Tunisia (TUN) competed at the 1971 Mediterranean Games in İzmir, Turkey. It won 3 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Tunisia (TUN) competed at the 1975 Mediterranean Games in Algiers, Algeria. It won 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Tunisia (TUN) competed at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, Yugoslavia. IT won 1 gold, 2 silver and 9 bronze medals.
Tunisia (TUN) competed at the 1987 Mediterranean Games in Latakia, Syria. It won 2 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals.
The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the XVI Mediterranean Games, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. A record total of 3,368 athletes—2,183 men and 1,185 women—representing 23 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Games. The number of competing NOCs was the highest in Mediterranean Games history, alongside Tunis 2001.
Lebanon hosted the 3rd Mediterranean Games in Camille Chamoun sports city in Beirut. The event took place from 11 to 23 October 1959. 11 nations were represented by a total of 792 athletes, all males, competing in 17 sports of 106 events. France came first: its 66 athletes won 69 medals, while the host country, Lebanon, with the most athletes (180), came 8th with 30 medals. The United Arab Republic, participating for the first and only time as Egypt and Syria, came second.
Tunisia (TUN) competed at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy. It won 2 gold, 3 silver and 9 bronze medals.
Dalma Caneva is an Italian wrestler who won a silver medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games. She also won the silver medal in her event at the 2020 European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy.
The 2019 Mediterranean Beach Games is the second edition of the Mediterranean Beach Games. It was held from 25 to 31 August 2019 in Patras, Greece.
Khadija Jlassi is a Tunisian freestyle wrestler. She is a two-time medalist, including gold, in the women's 65 kg event at the African Wrestling Championships.
