1951 Mediterranean Games

I Mediterranean Games
Alexandria 1951
Host city Alexandria, Egypt
Nations participating 10
Athletes participating 734
Events 13 sports
Opening ceremony 5 October
Closing ceremony 20 October
Officially opened by Farouk of Egypt
Main venue Alexandria Stadium
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The I Mediterranean Games – Alexandria 1951 (Egyptian Arabic: ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 1951), commonly known as the 1951 Mediterranean Games, were the 1st Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Alexandria, Egypt over 15 days, from 13 to 20 October 1951, where 734 athletes (all men) from 10 countries participated. There were a total of 13 different sports.

Participating nations

The following is a list of nations that participated in the 1951 Mediterranean Games:

Sports

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, IAAF and BBC.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy27221261
2 France2613544
3 Egypt (EGY)20261965
4 Turkey103720
5 Greece49821
6 Yugoslavia35715
7 Spain24410
8 Lebanon051419
9 Syria031013
Totals (9 nations)929086268


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