1955 Mediterranean Games

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

Italian skeet shooting team at the 1955 Mediterranean Games

•  Athletics ()
•  Basketball ()
•  Boxing ()
•  Cycling ()
•  Diving ()
•  Equestrian ()
•  Fencing ()
•  Field hockey ()
•  Football ()
•  Gymnastics ()
•  Roller hockey ()
•  Rowing ()
•  Rugby union ()
•  Sailing ()
•  Shooting ()
•  Swimming ()
•  Water polo ()
•  Weightlifting ()
•  Wrestling ()

Venues

• 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:

• Egypt (169)
• Spain (287)
• France (278)
• Greece (73)
• Italy (195)

• Lebanon (34)
• Malta (4)
• Monaco (14)
• Syria (41)
• Turkey (40)

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	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