# 1959 Mediterranean Games > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1959_Mediterranean_Games > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1959_Mediterranean_Games.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Mediterranean_Games > Source revision: 1343180095 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Games III Mediterranean Games Beirut 1959 Host city Beirut, Lebanon Nations 11 Athletes 792 Events 106 in 16 sports Opening 11 October 1959 Closing 23 October 1959 Opened by Fuad Chehab Main venue Camille Chamoun Stadium ← Barcelona 1955 Naples 1963 → The **1959 Mediterranean Games**, officially known as the **III Mediterranean Games**, and commonly known as **Beirut 1959**, were the 3rd [Mediterranean Games](/source/Mediterranean_Games).[1][2] After visiting [Africa](/source/Africa) and [Europe](/source/Europe), the Mediterranean Games were for the first time held in [Asia](/source/Asia) in [Beirut](/source/Beirut), [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon), thus completing the trio of continents belonging to the [Mediterranean Sea](/source/Mediterranean_Sea). The Games took place over 12 days, from 11 to 23 October 1959. There were 792 athletes (all men) from 11 countries participating.[1] There were a total of 106 medal events from 17 different sports. At the end of the competition, France was on top again. The United Arab Republic (UAR), participating for the first time, came in second, and Turkey came third. ## Participating nations The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1959 Mediterranean Games: - [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=France_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (66) - [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greece_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (69) - [Italy](/source/Italy_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games) (55) - [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games) (180) - [Malta](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malta_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (2) - [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morocco_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (14) - [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spain_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (83) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games) (28) - [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turkey_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (91) - [United Arab Republic](/source/United_Arab_Republic_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games) (162) - [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games) (42) ## Sports The 1959 Mediterranean Games sports program featured 106 men-only events in 16 sports. The number in parentheses next to the sport is the number of medal events per sport. Three sports from the 1955 games – field hockey, roller hockey and rugby – were all dropped from the program. Rowing competition also was not held. In wrestling, 8 Freestyle events returned having skipped 1955, and in sailing only one event was held (down from three in 1955). - [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) ([details](/source/Athletics_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (23) - [Basketball](/source/Basketball) ([details](/source/Basketball_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (1) - [Boxing](/source/Boxing) ([details](/source/Boxing_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (10) - [Cycling](/source/Cycle_sport) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cycling_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) (6) - [Diving](/source/Diving_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diving_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) (2) - [Equestrian](/source/Equestrianism) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equestrian_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) (6) - [Fencing](/source/Fencing) ([details](/source/Fencing_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (6) - [Football](/source/Association_football) ([details](/source/Football_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (1) - [Gymnastics](/source/Gymnastics) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gymnastics_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) (8) - [Sailing](/source/Sailing_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sailing_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) (1) - [Shooting](/source/Shooting_sports) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shooting_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) (9) - [Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)) ([details](/source/Swimming_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (8) - [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball) ([details](/source/Volleyball_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (1) - [Water polo](/source/Water_polo) ([details](/source/Water_polo_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (1) - [Weightlifting](/source/Olympic_weightlifting) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weightlifting_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) (7) - [Wrestling](/source/Wrestling) ([details](/source/Wrestling_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) (16) ## Medal table * Host nation ([Lebanon](/source/Lebanon_at_the_1959_Mediterranean_Games)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 France 26 27 16 69 2 United Arab Republic 23 21 30 74 3 Turkey 13 8 1 22 4 Italy 12 5 4 21 5 Yugoslavia 11 9 8 28 6 Greece 8 9 13 30 7 Spain 5 12 12 29 8 Lebanon* 3 10 17 30 9 Tunisia 3 2 1 6 10 Morocco 2 3 2 7 Totals (10 entries) 106 106 104 316 ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Beirut 1959"](https://www.70yearsmg.com/games/beirut-1959/). *70 Years Mediterranean Games*. Retrieved 2024-06-12. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Mediterranean Games 1959 (Beirut, Lebanon)"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames59.html). *www.rsssf.org*. Retrieved 2024-06-12. ## External links - [1959 – BEYROUTH (LIB)](https://web.archive.org/web/20130728091203/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1959.pdf) at [International Committee of Mediterranean Games](/source/Comit%C3%A9_international_des_Jeux_m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9ens) official web site - [Mediterranean Games Athletic results at **gbrathletics** website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090412042511/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm) v t e Mediterranean Games 1951 Alexandria 1955 Barcelona 1959 Beirut 1963 Naples 1967 Tunis 1971 İzmir 1975 Algiers 1979 Split 1983 Casablanca 1987 Latakia 1991 Athens 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon 1997 Bari 2001 Tunis 2005 Almería 2009 Pescara 2013 Mersin 2018 Tarragona 2022 Oran 2026 Taranto 2030 Pristina --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1959 Mediterranean Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Mediterranean_Games) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Mediterranean_Games?action=history)). 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