| Lebanon at the Mediterranean Games | |
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| IOC code | LBN |
| NOC | Lebanese Olympic Committee |
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| Mediterranean Games appearances (overview) | |
Lebanon has competed at every edition of the quadrennial Mediterranean Games event since the inaugural edition in 1951. As of 2018, Lebanese athletes have won a total of 75 medals.
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Alexandria | 48 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | — |
| 1955 Barcelona | 34 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — |
| 1959 Beirut | 180 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | — |
| 1963 Naples | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1967 Tunis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| 1971 İzmir | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 Algiers | 91 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 1979 Split | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1983 Casablanca | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 1987 Latakia | 135 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1991 Athens | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 Bari | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 Tunis | 59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2005 Almería | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 Pescara | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 Mersin | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 2018 Tarragona | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Total | 10 | 23 | 42 | 75 | ||
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