# 1991 Mediterranean Games > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1991_Mediterranean_Games > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1991_Mediterranean_Games.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Mediterranean_Games > Source revision: 1281095638 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 11th edition of the Mediterranean Games XI Mediterranean Games Athens 1991 Host city Athens, Greece Nations 18 Athletes 2,762 Events 214 in 24 sports Opening 28 June 1991 Closing 12 July 1991 Opened by President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Karamanlis Main venue Olympic Stadium ← Latakia 1987 L-Roussillon 1993 → The **XI Mediterranean Games**, commonly known as the **1991 Mediterranean Games**, were the 11th [Mediterranean Games](/source/Mediterranean_Games). The Games were held in [Athens](/source/Athens), [Greece](/source/Greece), from 28 June to 12 July 1991, where 2,762 athletes (2,176 men and 586 women) from 18 [countries](/source/Country) participated. There were a total of 214 medal events from 24 different [sports](/source/Sport). ## Participating nations The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1991 Mediterranean Games: - [Albania](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albania_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (146) - [Algeria](/source/Algeria_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games) (102) - [Cyprus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyprus_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (79) - [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egypt_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (156) - [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=France_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (325) - [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greece_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (437) - [Italy](/source/Italy_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games) (403) - [Lebanon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lebanon_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (56) - [Libya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Libya_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (22) - [Malta](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malta_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (15) - [Monaco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monaco_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (8) - [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morocco_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (138) - [San Marino](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Marino_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (36) - [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spain_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (339) - [Syria](/source/Syria_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games) (29) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games) (82) - [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turkey_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (206) - [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games) (185) ## Sports 23 sports were contested at the 1991 Mediterranean Games.[1] - [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) ([details](/source/Athletics_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Basketball](/source/Basketball) ([details](/source/Basketball_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Boxing](/source/Boxing) ([details](/source/Boxing_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Canoeing](/source/Canoeing) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canoeing_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Cycling](/source/Cycle_sport) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cycling_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Diving](/source/Diving_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diving_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Equestrian](/source/Equestrianism) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equestrian_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Fencing](/source/Fencing) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fencing_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Football](/source/Association_football) ([details](/source/Football_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Gymnastics](/source/Gymnastics) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gymnastics_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Golf](/source/Golf) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golf_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Handball](/source/Handball) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Handball_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Judo](/source/Judo) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Judo_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Rowing](/source/Rowing_(sport)) ([details](/source/Rowing_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Sailing](/source/Sailing_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sailing_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Shooting](/source/Shooting_sports) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shooting_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)) ([details](/source/Swimming_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Table tennis](/source/Table_tennis) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Table_tennis_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Tennis](/source/Tennis) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tennis_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball) ([details](/source/Volleyball_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Water polo](/source/Water_polo) ([details](/source/Water_polo_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Weightlifting](/source/Olympic_weightlifting) ([details](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Wrestling](/source/Wrestling) ([details](/source/Wrestling_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games)) ## Medal table * Host nation ([Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greece_at_the_1991_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Italy 67 49 52 168 2 France 48 57 34 139 3 Turkey 23 11 12 46 4 Spain 22 39 49 110 5 Yugoslavia 16 13 9 38 6 Greece* 9 21 30 60 7 Algeria 9 3 5 17 8 Egypt 8 10 17 35 9 Morocco 5 5 10 20 10 Syria 4 2 5 11 11 Cyprus 1 2 1 4 12 Lebanon 1 1 1 3 13 Tunisia 1 0 5 6 14 Albania 0 4 4 8 Totals (14 entries) 214 217 234 665 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Affiche officielle des JM d'Athènes 1991"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130728102154/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1991.pdf) (PDF). cijm.org.gr. Archived from [the original](http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1991.pdf) (PDF) on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013. ## External links - [XI Mediterranean Games](http://mam.avarchive.gr/portal/digitalview.jsp?get_ac_id=3439&thid=10990), video footage at the Hellenic National Audiovisual Archive - [Olympic Council of Serbia 1991 Mediterranean Games results](https://web.archive.org/web/20061003035701/http://www.okscg.org.yu/mi11e.htm) - [International Mediterranean Games Committee](http://www.cijm.org.gr/) - [Mediterranean Games Athletic results at **gbrathletics** website](https://web.archive.org/web/20090412042511/http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm) - [Athens (GRE)](https://web.archive.org/web/20130728102154/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1991.pdf) at [CIJM](/source/Comit%C3%A9_international_des_Jeux_m%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9ens) web site 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 [1991 Mediterranean Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Mediterranean_Games) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Mediterranean_Games?action=history)). 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