# 1987 Mediterranean Games > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1987_Mediterranean_Games > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1987_Mediterranean_Games.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Mediterranean_Games > Source revision: 1331330036 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 10th edition of the Mediterranean Games X Mediterranean Games Latakia 1987 Host city Latakia, Syria Nations 18 Athletes 1,996 Events 162 in 19 sports Opening 11 September 1987 Closing 25 September 1987 Opened by President Hafez al-Assad Main venue Sports City Stadium ← Casablanca 1983 Athens 1991 → The **X Mediterranean Games** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1987), commonly known as the **1987 Mediterranean Games**, were the 10th [Mediterranean Games](/source/Mediterranean_Games). The Games were held in [Latakia](/source/Latakia), [Syria](/source/Syria), from 11 to 25 September 1987. A total of 1,996 athletes from 18 [countries](/source/Country) participated, of which 467 were women. The Games featured 162 medal events from 19 different [sports](/source/Sport).[1] ## Participating nations The following is a list of the 18 nations that participated in the 1987 Mediterranean Games in Latakia: - [Albania](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albania_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (33) - [Algeria](/source/Algeria_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games) (69) - [Cyprus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyprus_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (54) - [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egypt_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (61) - [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=France_at_the_1974&action=edit&redlink=1) (1987 Mediterranean Games) - [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greece_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (213) - [Italy](/source/Italy_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games) (263) - [Lebanon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lebanon_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (135) - [Libya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Libya_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (21) - [Malta](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malta_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (8) - [Monaco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monaco_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (5) - [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morocco_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (88) - [San Marino](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Marino_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (30) - [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spain_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (194) - [Syria](/source/Syria_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games) (277) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games) (47) - [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turkey_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (212) - [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games) (95) ## Sports During the opening ceremony The opening ceremony continues - [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) ([details](/source/Athletics_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Basketball](/source/Basketball) ([details](/source/Basketball_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Boxing](/source/Boxing) ([details](/source/Boxing_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Cycling](/source/Cycle_sport) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cycling_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Diving](/source/Diving_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diving_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Football](/source/Association_football) ([details](/source/Football_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Gymnastics](/source/Gymnastics) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gymnastics_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Handball](/source/Handball) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Handball_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Judo](/source/Judo) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Judo_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Shooting](/source/Shooting_sports) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shooting_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)) ([details](/source/Swimming_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Table tennis](/source/Table_tennis) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Table_tennis_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Tennis](/source/Tennis) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tennis_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball) ([details](/source/Volleyball_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Water polo](/source/Water_polo) ([details](/source/Water_polo_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Weightlifting](/source/Olympic_weightlifting) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weightlifting_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Wrestling](/source/Wrestling) ([details](/source/Wrestling_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) ## Medal table * Host nation ([Syria](/source/Syria_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Italy 69 45 38 152 2 Yugoslavia 17 19 17 53 3 France 16 30 22 68 4 Spain 15 21 33 69 5 Morocco 9 8 3 20 6 Syria* 9 6 12 27 7 Turkey 8 9 22 39 8 Greece 7 14 16 37 9 Algeria 5 3 4 12 10 Egypt 4 4 6 14 11 Albania 3 1 4 8 12 Tunisia 2 4 5 11 13 Cyprus 2 0 0 2 14 Lebanon 0 1 0 1 San Marino 0 1 0 1 Totals (15 entries) 166 166 182 514 ## See also - [Football at the 1987 Mediterranean Games](/source/Football_at_the_1987_Mediterranean_Games) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-affiche_1-0)** ["Affiche officielle des JM de Lattaquié 1987"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140623214157/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1987.pdf) (PDF). International Committee of Mediterranean Games. 1987. Archived from [the original](http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1987.pdf) (PDF) on 23 June 2014. ## External links - [International Mediterranean Games Committee](https://web.archive.org/web/20070203034857/http://www.cijm.net/) - [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 [1987 Mediterranean Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Mediterranean_Games) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Mediterranean_Games?action=history)). 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