1951 Mediterranean Games

I Mediterranean Games
Alexandria 1951
Nations participating 10
Athletes participating 734
Events 13
Opening ceremony 5 October
Closing ceremony 20 October
Officially opened by Farouk of Egypt
Main venue Alexandria Stadium

The first Mediterranean Games were held in Alexandria, Egypt, where 734 athletes (all men) from 10 countries participated. The event was held from 5 October to 20 October 1951.

Sports

Participating nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1951 Mediterranean Games:

  • Egypt Egypt (243)
  • Spain Spain (36)
  • France (42)
  • Greece Greece (129)
  • Italy (99)

Medal table

The rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. Equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically if after the above, countries are still tied. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Italy 27 22 12 61
2 France 26 13 5 44
3 Egypt Egypt 20 26 19 65
4 Turkey 10 3 7 20
5 Greece 4 9 8 21
6 Yugoslavia 3 5 7 17
7 Spain 2 4 4 10
8 Lebanon 0 5 14 19
9 Syria 0 3 10 13
Total 92 90 86 268

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