Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Host city	Split
Date(s)	23–29 September
Main stadium	Gradski stadion u Poljudu
Participation	14 nations
Events	23 + 14
	← 1975 Algiers 1983 Casablanca → ; 1979 Mediterranean Games

Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games were held in Split, Yugoslavia.

Results

For event details see Athletics at the 1979 Mediterranean Games – Results

Men's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Pietro Mennea (ITA)	10.24	Gian Franco Lazzer (ITA)	10.47	Philippe Lejoncour (FRA)	10.56
200 metres	Luciano Caravani (ITA)	20.74	Bernard Petitbois (FRA)	21.02	Georgios Tzouvaras (GRE)	21.14
400 metres	Francis Demarthon (FRA)	45.89 GR	Didier Dubois (FRA)	46.11	Josip Alebić (YUG)	46.24
800 metres	Dragan Životić (YUG)	1:45.20 GR	Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG)	1:46.38	Sotirios Moutsanas (GRE)	1:46.66
1500 metres	José Marajo (FRA)	3:41.00 GR	Dragan Zdravković (YUG)	3:41.22	Abderrahmane Morceli (ALG)	3:41.40
5000 metres	Luigi Zarcone (ITA)	13:45.11	Rachid Habchaoui (ALG)	13:47.24	El Hachemi Abdenouz (ALG)	13:57.55
10,000 metres	Abdelmadjid Mada (ALG)	28:33.08	Luigi Zarcone (ITA)	28:39.06	Rachid Habchaoui (ALG)	28:59.72
Marathon	Michael Koussis (GRE)	2:06:53 GR	Marco Marchei (ITA)	2:07:15	Mehmet Terzi (TUR)	2:10:11
3000 m steeplechase	Mariano Scartezzini (ITA)	8:24.19	Domingo Ramón (ESP)	8:25.75	Philippe Gauthier (FRA)	8:27.26
110 metres hurdles	Borislav Pisić (YUG)	13.85	Giuseppe Buttari (ITA)	13.88	Javier Moracho (ESP)	13.92
400 metres hurdles	Rok Kopitar (YUG)	49.70 GR	Claude Anicet (FRA)	50.85	Fulvio Zorn (ITA)	50.90
High jump	Massimo Di Giorgio (ITA)	2.26 m GR	Oscar Raise (ITA)	2.24 m	Danial Temim (YUG)	2.20 m
Pole vault	Philippe Houvion (FRA)	5.30 m GR	Jean-Michel Bellot (FRA)	5.30 m	Roger Oriol (ESP)	5.10 m
Long jump	Nenad Stekić (YUG)	8.21 m GR	Philippe Deroche (FRA)	8.04 m	Miljenko Rak (YUG)	7.62 m
Triple jump	Bernard Lamitié (FRA)	16.90 m GR	Miloš Srejović (YUG)	16.55 m	Milan Spasojević (YUG)	16.55 m
Shot put	Vladimir Milić (YUG)	20.58 m GR	Youssef Nagui Asaad (EGY)	19.70 m	Ivan Ivančić (YUG)	19.13 m
Discus throw	Armando De Vincentis (ITA)	57.96 m	Hassan Ahmed Hamad (EGY)	56.06 m	Silvano Simeon (ITA)	55.06 m
Hammer throw	Gian Paolo Urlando (ITA)	69.92 m GR	Edoardo Podberscek (ITA)	69.42 m	Srećko Štiglić (YUG)	68.56 m
Javelin throw	Penisio Lutui (FRA)	81.08 m GR	Tarek Chaabani (TUN)	78.42 m	Neđo Đurović (YUG)	76.72 m
Decathlon	Eric Motti (FRA)	7744 pts GR	Darko Cujnik (YUG)	7345 pt	Joško Vlašić (YUG)	7327 pt
20 km walk	Gérard Lelievre (FRA)	1:23:51 GR	José Marín (ESP)	1:24:18	Carlo Mattioli (ITA)	1:24:56
4×100 metres relay	Italy Gianfranco Lazzer Luciano Caravani Giovanni Grazioli Pietro Mennea	39.27 GR	France Philippe Lejoncour Bernard Petitbois Lucien Sainte-Rose Antoine Richard	39.98	Yugoslavia Janez Sagadin Dragan Zarić Aleksandar Popović Borislav Pisić	40.53
4×400 metres relay	France Jacques Fellice Robert Froissart Didier Dubois Francis Demarthon	3:03.67 GR	Yugoslavia Željko Knapić Dragan Životić Rok Kopitar Josip Alebić	3:04.33	Italy Alfonso Di Guida Flavio Borghi Stefano Malinverni Roberto Tozzi	3:04.61

Women's events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Chantal Réga (FRA)	11.48 GR	Marisa Masullo (ITA)	11.66	Laura Miano (ITA)	11.67
200 metres	Marisa Masullo (ITA)	23.26	Annie Alizé (FRA)	23.37	Claudine Mas (FRA)	24.03
400 metres	Jelica Štefančić (YUG)	52.96	Ana Guštin (YUG)	54.57	Georgia Troumbouki (GRE)	54.93
800 metres	Gabriella Dorio (ITA)	2:01.78 GR	Agnese Possamai (ITA)	2:03.73	Nađa Avdibašić (YUG)	2:04.03
1500 metres	Margherita Gargano (ITA)	4:06.71 GR	Gabriella Dorio (ITA)	4:07.07	Sakina Boutamine (ALG)	4:10.60
100 metres hurdles	Laurence Elloy (FRA)	13.87	Elisavet Pantazi (GRE)	14.33	Patrizia Lombardo (ITA)	14.65
High jump	Sara Simeoni (ITA)	1.98 m GR	Donatella Bulfoni (ITA)	1.81 m	Lidija Benedetič (YUG)	1.75 m
Long jump	Maria Lambrou (GRE)	6.32 m GR	Snežana Dančetović (YUG)	6.20 m	Amanda Naval (ESP)	6.06 m
Shot put	Léone Bertimon (FRA)	16.80 m GR	Soultana Saroudi (GRE)	16.69 m	Cinzia Petrucci (ITA)	16.17 m
Discus throw	Renata Scaglia (ITA)	52.92 m GR	Fathia Jerbi (TUN)	49.24 m	Kosa Stojković (YUG)	48.82 m
Javelin throw	Sofia Sakorafa (GRE)	57.96 m GR	Fausta Quintavalla (ITA)	57.06 m	Borbala Menyhart (YUG)	54.50 m
Pentathlon	Florence Picaut (FRA)	4424 pt	Breda Lorenci (YUG)	4180 pt	Barbara Bachlechner (ITA)	3994 pt
4×100 metres relay	France Annie Alizé Emma Sulter Claudine Mas Chantal Réga	44.58 GR	Italy Irma Galli Patrizia Lombardo Marisa Masullo Laura Miano	45.32	Greece	46.17
4×400 metres relay	Yugoslavia	3:38.91	France Annie Alizé Florence Picaut Véronique Renties Claudine Mas	3:56.84	–

Medal table

* Host nation (Yugoslavia)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	13	12	8	33
2	France	13	8	3	24
3	Yugoslavia*	7	7	13	27
4	Greece	3	2	4	9
5	Algeria	1	2	4	7
6	Spain	0	2	3	5
7	Egypt	0	2	0	2
7	Tunisia	0	2	0	2
9	Turkey	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 nations)		37	37	36	110

References

External links

Complete 1979 Mediterranean Games Standings.
Mediterranean Games – Past Medallists. GBR Athletics.

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