1959 Mediterranean Games
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After visiting Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean Games were for the first time held in Asia, thus completing the trio of continents belonging to the Mediterranean Sea. In Beirut, capital of Lebanon, around thousand sportsmen (all men) represented thirteen countries
The Games, held from October 11 to 23, were a success, arguably thanks to the President of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, who was at the same time President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Mediterranean Games.
At the end of the competition, France was on top again. The United Arab Republic (UAR), which on your first participation, was second, whereas Turkey came third.
| 1959 Mediterranean Games |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  France |
26 | 27 | 16 | 69 |
| 2 |  United Arab Republic |
23 | 21 | 30 | 74 |
| 3 |  Turkey |
13 | 8 | 1 | 45 |
| 4 |  Egypt |
12 | 20 | 17 | 46 |
| 5 |  Italy |
12 | 5 | 4 | 21 |
| 6 |  Yugoslavia |
11 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 |  Greece |
8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 8 |  Spain |
5 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 9 |  Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Morroco |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 106 | 106 | 104 | 316 | ||
| Mediterranean Games | |
| Alexandria 1951 | Barcelona 1955 | Beirut 1959 | Naples 1963 | Tunis 1967| Izmir 1971 | Algiers 1975 | Split 1979 | Casablanca 1983 | Latakia 1987 | Athens 1991 | Languedoc-Roussillon 1993 | Bari 1997 | Tunis 2001 | Almería 2005 | Pescara 2009 | 2013 Mediterranean Games | |
