1955 Mediterranean Games
Encyclopedia
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.
Mediterranean Games
The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first...
were held in the Olympic Stadium
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics...
and Palace of sport
Palau dels Esports de Barcelona
The Palau dels Esports de Barcelona is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is on Lleida Street on the slopes of Montjuïc, a hill to the south east of the city centre....
of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 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
900 (number)
For the year 900, see 900 BC or 900 AD.900 is the natural number following 899 and preceding 901. It is the square of 30 and the sum of Euler's totient function for the first 54 integers...
(all men). In the medals table France was first on the podium, Italy second and Egypt came third.
Sports
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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.| 1 |  Early Modern France |
39 | 29 | 31 | 99 |
| 2 |  Italy |
32 | 27 | 22 | 81 |
| 3 |  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