# 1997 Mediterranean Games > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1997_Mediterranean_Games > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1997_Mediterranean_Games.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Mediterranean_Games > Source revision: 1264730101 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games XIII Mediterranean Games Bari 1997 Host city Bari, Italy Nations 21 Athletes 2,956 Events 234 in 27 sports Opening 13 June 1997 Closing 25 June 1997 Opened by Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Main venue Stadio San Nicola ← L-Roussillon 1993 Tunis 2001 → The **XIII Mediterranean Games**, commonly known as the **1997 Mediterranean Games**, were the 13th [Mediterranean Games](/source/Mediterranean_Games). The Games were held in [Bari](/source/Bari), [Italy](/source/Italy), from 13 to 25 June 1997, where 2,956 athletes (2,166 men and 790 women) from 21 [countries](/source/Country) participated. There were a total of 234 medal events from 27 different [sports](/source/Sport). ## Participating nations The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1997 Mediterranean Games: - [Albania](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Albania_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (108) - [Algeria](/source/Algeria_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games) (135) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (90) - [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croatia_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (226) - [Cyprus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cyprus_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (50) - [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egypt_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (43) - [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=France_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (302) - [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greece_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (306) - [Italy](/source/Italy_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games) (410) - [Lebanon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lebanon_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (41) - [Libya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Libya_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (40) - [Malta](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Malta_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (15) - [Monaco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monaco_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (13) - [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morocco_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (83) - [San Marino](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Marino_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (37) - [Slovenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slovenia_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (168) - [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spain_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (338) - [Syria](/source/Syria_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games) (27) - [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games) (74) - [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Turkey_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) (251) - [FR Yugoslavia](/source/FR_Yugoslavia_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games) (199) ## Sports - [Artistic gymnastics](/source/Artistic_gymnastics) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Artistic_gymnastics_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) ([details](/source/Athletics_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Basketball](/source/Basketball) ([details](/source/Basketball_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Bowls](/source/Bowls) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bowls_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Boxing](/source/Boxing) ([details](/source/Boxing_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Canoeing](/source/Canoeing) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canoeing_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Cycling](/source/Cycle_sport) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cycling_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Diving](/source/Diving_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diving_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Equestrian](/source/Equestrianism) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equestrian_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Fencing](/source/Fencing) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fencing_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Football](/source/Association_football) ([details](/source/Football_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Golf](/source/Golf) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golf_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Handball](/source/Handball) ([details](/source/Handball_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Judo](/source/Judo) ([details](/source/Judo_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Karate](/source/Karate) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karate_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Rowing](/source/Rowing_(sport)) ([details](/source/Rowing_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Rhythmic gymnastics](/source/Rhythmic_gymnastics) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rhythmic_gymnastics_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Sailing](/source/Sailing_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sailing_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Shooting](/source/Shooting_sports) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shooting_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swimming_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Table tennis](/source/Table_tennis) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Table_tennis_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) - [Tennis](/source/Tennis) ([details](/source/Tennis_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball) ([details](/source/Volleyball_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Water polo](/source/Water_polo) ([details](/source/Water_polo_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Weightlifting](/source/Olympic_weightlifting) ([details](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) - [Wrestling](/source/Wrestling) ([details](/source/Wrestling_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) ## Medal table * Host nation ([Italy](/source/Italy_at_the_1997_Mediterranean_Games)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Italy* 76 62 55 193 2 France 55 44 47 146 3 Turkey 28 16 21 65 4 Greece 19 22 21 62 5 Spain 18 30 47 95 6 Croatia 6 16 10 32 7 Algeria 6 8 8 22 8 Slovenia 5 8 10 23 9 Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) 5 4 13 22 10 Morocco 5 4 9 18 11 Egypt 3 6 10 19 12 Tunisia 2 3 9 14 13 Syria 2 1 2 5 14 Cyprus 0 3 4 7 15 Albania 0 1 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 1 2 Malta 0 1 1 2 18 San Marino 0 1 0 1 Totals (18 entries) 230 231 269 730 ## External links - [Mediterranean Games Athletics results](http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/mg.htm) at Gbrathletics.com - [1997 – BARI (ITA)](https://web.archive.org/web/20140623145053/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1997.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 [1997 Mediterranean Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Mediterranean_Games) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Mediterranean_Games?action=history)). 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