1955 Mediterranean Games
| Host city | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 10 |
| Athletes participating | 1,135 |
| Events | 102 in 19 sports |
| Opening ceremony | July 15 |
| Closing ceremony | July 25 |
| Officially opened by | Francisco Franco |
| Main venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc |
The second Mediterranean Games were held in the Olympic Stadium and Palace of sport of Barcelona, from July 16 to 25, 1955. The stadium was built in 1929 and was especially renovated for the occasion. The symbol of an amphora filled with Mediterranean Sea water was then used for the first time.
The number of participants reached 900 (all men). In the medals table France was first on the podium, Italy second and Egypt came third.
Sports
- Athletics ()
- Basketball ()
- Boxing ()
- Cycling ()
- Diving ()
- Equestrian ()
- Fencing ()
- Field hockey ()
- Football ()
- Gymnastics ()
- Roller hockey ()
- Rowing ()
- Rugby union ()
- Sailing ()
- Shooting ()
- Swimming ()
- Water polo ()
- Weightlifting ()
- Wrestling ()
Venues
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- Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc:athletics, opening and closing ceremonies
- Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
- Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc: Swimming, Diving, Water Polo
Participating Nations
The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1955 Mediterranean Games:
Medal table
The rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. Equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically if after the above, countries are still tied. This follows the system used by the IOC, and IAAF.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
39 | 29 | 31 | 99 |
| 2 |  Italy |
32 | 27 | 22 | 81 |
| 3 | 23x15px Spain | 12 | 15 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 |  Egypt |
9 | 20 | 17 | 46 |
| 5 |  Turkey |
8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 |  Greece |
1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 |  Lebanon |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 |  Syria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 102 | 102 | 104 | 308 | |
External links
- International Mediterranean Games Committee
- Mediterranean Games Athletic results at gbrathletics website
- Articles using small message boxes
- Pages with broken file links
- 1955 in Spanish sport
- International sports competitions hosted by Catalonia
- International sports competitions hosted by Spain
- 1955 Mediterranean Games
- Multi-sport events in Spain
- 1955 in multi-sport events
- Mediterranean Games
- Sport in Barcelona
- 20th century in Barcelona
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